Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura - Tourterelle triste

Systematics

Order
:
Columbiformes
Family
:
Columbidés
Genus
:
Zenaida
Species
:
macroura

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 23 à 34 cm
Wingspan
: 37 à 45 cm.
Weight
: 86 à 170 g

Longevity

19 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

Zenaida macroura macroura (Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Jamaica)
Zenaida macroura marginella (w Canada and w USA to sc Mexico)
Zenaida macroura carolinensis (e Canada and e USA, Bermuda, Bahama Is.)
Zenaida macroura clarionensis (Clarion Is.. off w Mexico.)
Zenaida macroura turturilla (Costa Rica, w Panama)

Foreign names

Tourterelle triste,
Zenaida huilota,
rola-carpideira,
Carolinataube,
sirató gerle,
Treurduif,
Tortora americana,
spetsstjärtad duva,
Sørgedue,
nachovka smútočná,
hrdlička karolínská,
Sørgedue,
vaikertajakyyhky,
tórtora nord-americana,
Tregadúfa,
gołębiak długosterny,
sēru ūbele,
žalobna grlica,
Плачущая горлица,
ナゲキバト,
哀鸽,
哀鴿,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Freshwater Springs and Oases ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland, Rural Gardens, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest