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The ruddy ground dove (Columbina talpacoti) is a small New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder from Mexico south to Brazil, Peru and Paraguay, and northern Argentina, and on Trinidad and Tobago. It is very common in scrub and other open country, including cultivated land and urban centers, where it can be seen feeding on grain alongside feral pigeons. It builds a solid but sparsely lined cup-shaped stick nest in a tree and lays two white eggs. Incubation is 12 to 13 days with another 12 to 14 days to fledging. There may be a second or third brood. Chick mortality through predation and falls from the nest is high.
Ruddy ground doves feed mainly on seeds. This species can be quite approachable. Males frequently threaten each other by jumping and raising a wing, and brief confrontations may ensue.