Photo: Antonio Amaral
The Ruddy Ground Dove is a columbiform bird of the Columbidae family. Also known as Taquara dove, Red-rumped Dove, Red Turtle-Dove, Barreirinha Dove, Mourning Dove (Paraíba), Cabocla Dove, and Parari Dove. It measures about 23 cm in length. The male has a reddish-brown upper body, and the female is olive-brown.