Picui ground dove

Columbina picui

The Picui ground dove (Columbina picui) is a bird found in Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia. Fields, farms and towns across southern South America. It eats seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Columbina picui
Region	South America
Found in	Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia

🏡 Where the Picui ground dove lives

Fields, farms and towns across southern South America.

🍽️ What it eats

🌰 Seeds & nuts100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 A tiny dove that likes to eat seeds from the ground.

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Recorded by Ricardo Gagliardi (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC471100. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Picui ground dove

Where does the Picui ground dove live?

The Picui ground dove lives in Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia. Fields, farms and towns across southern South America.

What does the Picui ground dove eat?

seeds and nuts (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Picui ground dove endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.