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Columbina buckleyi buckleyi
These are one of the smaller doves found in Ecuador (± 16 cm). The first two photos are of the male: blue-gray head and darker gray body. The last two are of the female: dark brown head and brownish gray body. They both have several rows of black spots on the wings. The beak is dark and the feet are flesh colored.
These were seen in the front yard of a friend in Guayaquil. They were obviously city birds, not very afraid of people.
These little doves were really fun to watch as they just appeared like miniatures compared to what I am used to. They were running around, pestering each other (I suspect they were brother and sister :-). I spent a lot of time just watching them. The other subspecies, Colomina buckleyi dorsti is found further south in the upper Marañón Valley in NW Peru.
Spotted on Nov 11, 2013
Submitted on Apr 3, 2020
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