Columbina inca ORDER: COLUMBIFORMES FAMILY: COLUMBIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
© Mary Tremaine/CLO
A small tropical dove of arid areas, the Inca Dove has become a common resident of urban areas of the Southwest. It has expanded its breeding range northward and southward, but has remained attracted to towns and cities.
A high "coo-coo," sometimes translated as "no hope."