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Columbina inca

(Lesson, 1847)

Inca Dove

G5Secure Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.105243
Element CodeABNPB06010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassAves
OrderColumbiformes
FamilyColumbidae
GenusColumbina
Other Common Names
Colombe inca (FR) Tórtola Cola Larga (ES)
Concept Reference
American Ornithologists' Union (AOU). 1998. Check-list of North American birds. Seventh edition. American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C. [as modified by subsequent supplements and corrections published in The Auk]. Also available online: http://www.aou.org/.
Taxonomic Comments
Often placed in the genus scardafella. C. inca and C. squammata considered conspecific by some authors (AOU 1983).
Conservation Status
Review Date1996-11-27
Change Date1996-11-27
Range Extent Comments
RESIDENT: from extreme southeastern California, central Arizona, southern New Mexico, and central Texas south through Mexico to northwestern Costa Rica and Nicaragua, formerly in Florida Keys (now apparently extirpated). May wander north of breeding range.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

ALL SEASONS: Open country with scattered trees or scrubby growth, most frequently in arid or semi-arid situations, and around cultivated areas, farmlands, parks and gardens (Tropical, less frequently Subtropical zones) (AOU 1983). BREEDING: Usually nests in a tree or shrub; may also nest on a cactus or on a beam of a building. Constructs a small platform nest of twigs, roots, stems, etc. May use the old nest of another species.

Ecology

Gathers into flocks of up to 50 individuals in fall and winter; seen singly or in pairs during summer (Terres 1980). Groups may huddle together on cold days in winter in north. In Mexico, had linear breeding territories in riparian area of 0.2-0.5 hectares (Johnson 1960).

Reproduction

Clutch size 2. Incubation by both sexes, 13-14 days. Young fledge in 14-16 days. Parents may raise 4-5 broods/year.
Terrestrial Habitats
Shrubland/chaparralOld fieldCropland/hedgerowSuburban/orchard
Palustrine Habitats
Riparian
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
NevadaS4Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
MississippiSNAYes
UtahS2Yes
Navajo NationS1NYes
ArizonaS3Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
LouisianaS3Yes
New MexicoS4B,S4NYes
TexasS5BYes
Roadless Areas (6)
Arizona (5)
AreaForestAcres
Black CrossTonto National Forest5,966
BoulderTonto National Forest40,359
ChiricahuaCoronado National Forest76,876
Oracle RoadlessCoronado National Forest22,365
TumacacoriCoronado National Forest44,594
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
RendijaSanta Fe National Forest2,176
References (11)
  1. American Ornithologists' Union (AOU). 1983. Check-list of North American Birds, 6th edition. Allen Press, Inc., Lawrence, Kansas. 877 pp.
  2. American Ornithologists' Union (AOU). 1998. Check-list of North American birds. Seventh edition. American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C. [as modified by subsequent supplements and corrections published in <i>The Auk</i>]. Also available online: http://www.aou.org/.
  3. BirdLife International. 2004b. Threatened birds of the world 2004. CD ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, UK.
  4. Goodwin, D. 1983. Pigeons and doves of the world. Third edition. British Museum (Natural History), London, and Cornell Univ. Press, Ithaca. 363 pp. [496 pp.?]
  5. Harrison, C. 1978. A Field Guide to the Nests, Eggs and Nestlings of North American Birds. Collins, Cleveland, Ohio.
  6. Johnson, R. F. 1960. Behavior of the Inca Dove. Condor 62:7-24.
  7. Parker III, T. A., D. F. Stotz, and J. W. Fitzpatrick. 1996. Ecological and distributional databases for neotropical birds. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
  8. Poole, A. F. and F. B. Gill. 1992. The birds of North America. The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C. and The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.
  9. Stiles, F. G. and A. F. Skutch. 1989. A guide to the birds of Costa Rica. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York, USA. 511 pp.
  10. Terres, J. K. 1980. The Audubon Society encyclopedia of North American birds. Alfred A. Knopf, New York.
  11. Zook, J. L. 2002. Distribution maps of the birds of Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. Unpublished.