Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

Summary 2

The Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) is a member of the dove family (Columbidae). The bird is also called the Western Turtle Dove or the American Mourning Dove or Rain Dove, and formerly was known as the Carolina Pigeon or Carolina Turtledove. It is one of the most abundant and widespread of all North American birds. It is also the leading gamebird, with up to 70 million birds shot annually in the U.S., both for sport and...

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  1. (c) Eric Heupel, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/34894709@N00/32054189
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenaida_macroura

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Taxonomy:kingdom Animalia
Taxonomy:family Columbidae
Color brown, grey