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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.
Edge of Seventeen. " Edge of Seventeen " is a song by the American singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks from her debut solo studio album Bella Donna (1981), released as the third single from the album on February 4, 1982. [1] The lyrics were written by Nicks to express the grief resulting from the death of her uncle Jonathan and the murder of John ...
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 ...
White-winged dove populations have increased four percent, becoming the new record high with an estimated 12.8 million this year. "Given the conditions and the number of birds, as long as the ...
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.
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]
Systematics. DNA sequence analysis confirms that the white-winged and West Peruvian doves are the most distinct and that they should be treated as distinct species. . Relationships among the other species are quite unequivocal, too; what is not quite clear is whether the Galapagos dove is most closely related to the zenaida dove (as tentatively indicated by morphology) or to the eared and ...
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.