The common ground dove

Description

The common ground dove (Columbina passerina) is among the smallest species in the family.
Size and appearance
A Woodpigeon on a telephone line.
The Common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) is common throughout Europe.
Pigeons and doves exhibit considerable variation in size, ranging in length from 15 to 75 centimetres (5.9 to 29.5 in), and in weight from 30 g (0.066 lb)

to above 2,000 g (4.4 lb).[33] The largest species is the crowned pigeon of New Guinea,[34] which is nearly turkey-sized, at a weight of 2–4 kg (4.4–8.8 lb).[35] The smallest is the New World ground dove of the genus Columbina, which is the same size as a house sparr

ow, weighing as little as 22 g (0.049 lb).[18] The dwarf fruit dove, which may measure as little as 13 cm (5.1 in), has a marginally smaller total length than any other species from this family.[18] One of the largest arboreal species, the Marquesan imperial pigeon, currently battles extinction.[36]