Common Ground Dove

The Common Ground Dove has a yellow beak with a black tip. Feathers surrounding the beak are pink in colour. The feathers on the head and the upper breast have a scale like appearance. The tail feathers are very short and similar colour to the back. The plumage on the back of the bird is brown the coverts and wing feathers are also brown but have black spotting on them. The Common Ground Dove has chestnut primaries and wing borders, which can only been seen when the bird is flying. The Common Ground Dove shows some sexual dimorphism in their plumage. The males have slate gray feathers on the top of their heads and pink-gray colouration on their belly. Females on the other hand are more gray than their male counterparts and are more evenly coloured.