What does the Ground Dove eat?
Columbina passerina
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Diet overview
Granivore (primarily seeds), occasionally small insects.
How it forages
Forages almost exclusively on the ground, walking slowly and pecking at seeds. Its diet consists mainly of small seeds from grasses, weeds, and cultivated plants. Occasionally consumes small insects or grit.
When it feeds
Diurnal, most active during the morning and late afternoon.
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