PLAIN-BREASTED GROUND-DOVES (COLUMBINA MINUTA), JUAN HOMBRON RD AREA,EL CHIRU,COCLE PROVINCE,PANAMA, 5/24/2019

      We can ID this Dove as a Plain-breasted Ground-Dove as follows:

• Gray-brown back.  This distinguishes it from the similar Ruddy Ground-Dove, which has a bright rufous back.
• Grayish crown and nape
• Lacks scaled appearance of similar Common Ground Dove
• Brownish wings with dark spots
• Light underparts

      The Plain-breasted Ground-Dove is a new species to our Photographic Life List,which now stands at 878.