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Mourning dove on a seawall Mourning dove in California Mourning dove in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. 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]
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Sculptures of doves (6 P) Pages in category "Doves in art" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
In many areas, the mourning dove is hunted as a game bird for both sport and its meat. Its plaintive woo-oo-oo-oo call is common throughout its range, as is the whistling of its wings as it takes flight. The species is a strong flier, capable of speeds up to 88 km/h (55 mph). Mourning doves are light grey and brown and generally muted in color.
Disagree strongly as to the article having "too many images". Bird identification may not be the primary function of a Wikipedia entry, but it is nonetheless a significant factor - and one that is facilitated greatly by the inclusion of high-quality imagery showing different variations of the species, from different angles, and in different ...
A week after a dove — dyed pink from head to claw — was found on the streets of New York City and brought to a local bird-rescue organization for medical treatment, the bird has died, largely ...
Earliest published illustration of the species (a male), Mark Catesby, 1731 Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus coined the binomial name Columba macroura for both the mourning dove and the passenger pigeon in the 1758 edition of his work Systema Naturae (the starting point of biological nomenclature), wherein he appears to have considered the two identical.
Colin 'Smiley' Petersen, best known as the original dummer of Bee Gees, has died. He was 78. The Best of the Bee Gees Facebook page announced his death on Monday, Nov. 18. The page did not ...