Ground-dove
# Ground-dove

Ground dove refers to a number of genera in two distantly-related groups of doves.

* American ground doves (Claravinae):
   * Claravis pretiosa, the blue ground dove of the Neotropics.
   * Columbina, a genus of small, mostly terrestrial doves from the Americas.
   * Metriopelia, a genus of terrestrial doves which inhabit dry, high-altitude areas of South America.
   * Paraclaravis, a genus of rare, mostly arboreal doves from the Neotropics.
   * Uropelia campestris, the long-tailed ground dove of South America.
* Indo-Pacific ground doves (Raphinae: Phabini, in part):
   * Gallicolumba, a genus of variably-sized, mostly terrestrial doves from Southeast Asia.
   * Pampusana, a genus of variably-sized, mostly terrestrial doves from Southeast Asia and tropical Pacific islands.

Not to be confused is the thick-billed ground pigeon of the genus Trugon.

