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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]
The mourning collared dove or African mourning dove (Streptopelia decipiens) is a dove which is a widespread resident breeding bird in Africa south of the Sahara. Despite its name, it is not related to the North American mourning dove (Zenaida macroura). This species is common or abundant near water. They often mingle peacefully with other doves.
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]
Ground dove refers to a number of genera in two distantly-related groups of doves. American ground doves (Claravinae): Claravis pretiosa, the blue ground dove of the Neotropics. Columbina, a genus of small, mostly terrestrial doves from the Americas. Metriopelia, a genus of terrestrial doves which inhabit dry, high-altitude areas of South America.
The common ground dove (Columbina passerina) is a small bird that inhabits the southern United States, parts of Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America. It is considered to be the smallest dove that inhabits the United States.
Western white-winged doves (Z. a. mearnsii) migrate into the Sonoran Desert to breed during the hottest time of the year because they feed on pollen and nectar, and later on the fruits and seeds of the saguaro. They also visit feeders, eating the food dropped on the ground. Unlike mourning doves, they eat corn and wheat right off the head. [4]
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Spotted doves move around in pairs or small groups [26] as they forage on the ground for grass seeds, grains, fallen fruits and seeds of other plants. [27] They may however take insects occasionally and have been recorded feeding on winged termites. [28] The flight is quick with regular beats and an occasional sharp flick of the wings.