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White-winged dove. The white-winged dove (Zenaida asiatica) is a dove whose native range extends from the Southwestern United States through Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. They are large for doves, and can be distinguished from similar doves by the distinctive white edge on their wings. They have a blue eyering, and red eyes.
The dove is about 28 cm (11 in) long and weighs 155 g (5.5 oz). Adult birds of most races have a grey tinge from the crown to the nape, a pale grey or whitish forehead and a whitish throat. The eye-ring is typically red in most of its range, but blue in most of the Amazon and northern South America. The upperparts and wings are grey-brown, and ...
The zenaida doves make up a small genus ( Zenaida) of American doves in the family Columbidae . The genus was introduced in 1838 by French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte. [2] The name commemorates his wife, Zénaïde Laetitia Julie Bonaparte, niece of Napoleon Bonaparte. [3] The type species is the Zenaida dove, Zenaida aurita. [4]
Aug. 28—AUSTIN — A rainy spring and early summer led to a good nesting season through most of the state and near record high populations of mourning and white-wing doves across large portions ...
West Peruvian dove. The West Peruvian dove or Pacific dove (Zenaida meloda) is a species of dove in the genus Zenaida. [2] Cladogram showing the positions of the doves in the genus Zenaida. [3]
The mourning dove is a medium-sized, slender dove approximately 31 cm (12 in) in length. Mourning doves weigh 112–170 g (4.0–6.0 oz), usually closer to 128 g (4.5 oz). [ 26 ] The mourning dove has a wingspan of 37–45 cm. [ 27 ] The elliptical wings are broad, and the head is rounded.
The common ground dove is North America's smallest and one of the world's smallest by mass. This species ranges from 15–18 cm (5.9–7.1 in) in length, spans 27 cm (11 in) across the wings, and weighs 26–40 g (0.92–1.41 oz). [8] The common ground dove has a yellow beak with a black tip. Feathers surrounding the beak are pink in colour.
The white-winged collared dove or white-winged dove ( Streptopelia reichenowi) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae . Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, plantations and urban areas in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. It is currently threatened by habitat loss .