Hybridized White-Winged Dove? (1 Viewer)

[contentedbirder]

This mourning dove has a strikingly different tail; in appearance and coloration it appears to be a white-winged. However, none of its other features seem to match up with Selby's description of a white-winged. A hybrid with a mourning dove? Adult? Juvenile? Northern New Jersey, 2 September 2017.

 

[fugl]

Mourning Dove with the elongated central tail feathers molted leaving only the short white-tipped outer tail feathers.

 

[njlarsen]

agree with fugl

Niels

 

[Nutcracker]

... none of its other features seem to match up with Selby's description of a white-winged.

Never knew Selby had described White-winged Dove!

http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/95167#page/5/mode/1up

38-P

 

[Microtus]

agree with fugl

Niels

As do I.