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[[Image:Mourning_Dove.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Screech]] | [[Image:Mourning_Dove.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Screech]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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− | Wings whistle during take-off | + | Wings whistle during take-off. |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[USA]], southern [[Canada]] and south to [[Central America]]. | [[USA]], southern [[Canada]] and south to [[Central America]]. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Zenaida+macroura}} | {{GSearch|Zenaida+macroura}} | ||
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- macroura
Identification
- Light brown overall
- Gray crown
- Black mark on neck/cheek
- Black spots on coverts
- Dark primaries
- Long tail
- Inner feathers longest
- Outer feathers tipped white
Males have a rosy pink iridescence on their neck.
Wings whistle during take-off.
Distribution
USA, southern Canada and south to Central America.
Habitat
Open woodlands and cultivation, farmyards and gardens in towns.
Taxonomy
Behaviour
Common visitor to backyard bird feeders.
Voice
A low series of coos ooo-a-ooo oooo ooo ooo