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The mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) is a member of the dove family, Columbidae. The bird is also known as the American mourning dove , the rain dove , the chueybird , colloquially as the turtle dove , and it was once known as the Carolina pigeon and Carolina turtledove . [ 2 ]
Columbidae (/ k ə ˈ l ʌ m b ɪ d iː / kə-LUM-bih-dee) is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons.It is the only family in the order Columbiformes.These are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres.
The term formerly applied to all dove and pigeon species (such as the wood pigeon, the mourning dove, the extinct-in-the-wild socorro dove, and the now extinct passenger pigeon, [4] [5]) and their meat. More recently, squab meat comes almost entirely from domesticated pigeons.
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.
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 ...
Mourning Dove [a] (born Christine Quintasket [1]) or Humishuma [4] was a Native American (Okanogan , Arrow Lakes , and Colville) author best known for her 1927 novel Cogewea, the Half-Blood: A Depiction of the Great Montana Cattle Range and her 1933 work Coyote Stories.
Image credits: unpopularbirds Interestingly enough, observations and findings on bird personalities have even inspired a personality test for humans called D.O.P.E.The acronym stands for dove, owl ...
Black Doves (Netflix) Frankly, if I could go back and tweak my list in the Dec, 16 issue of People, I'd drop The Perfect Couple for this winning British diversion, a six-part thriller starring ...