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Extremely rare in the Western Palearctic, recorded twice in the British Isles, on the Isle of Man in October 1989 and in the Outer Hebrides in November 1999. Also, one in Iceland in October 1995 and one in Sweden in June 2001. | Extremely rare in the Western Palearctic, recorded twice in the British Isles, on the Isle of Man in October 1989 and in the Outer Hebrides in November 1999. Also, one in Iceland in October 1995 and one in Sweden in June 2001. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | '''Kingdom:''' Animalia -> '''Phylum:''' Chordata -> '''Class:''' Aves -> '''Order:''' Columbiformes -> '''Family:''' Columbidae -> '''Genus:''' Zenaida -> '''Species:''' Z. macroura | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Open woodlands and cultivation, farmyards and gardens in towns. | Open woodlands and cultivation, farmyards and gardens in towns. | ||
Revision as of 14:26, 24 June 2007
- Zenaida macroura
Identification
Distribution
Abundant and widespread across the USA and southern Canada from southern Alaska and British Columbia to Nova Scotia and south to Central America. A partial migrant with many birds in the north of the range moving south in August-September and returning north in April-May. Has been recorded as a vagrant in Greenland. Extremely rare in the Western Palearctic, recorded twice in the British Isles, on the Isle of Man in October 1989 and in the Outer Hebrides in November 1999. Also, one in Iceland in October 1995 and one in Sweden in June 2001.
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia -> Phylum: Chordata -> Class: Aves -> Order: Columbiformes -> Family: Columbidae -> Genus: Zenaida -> Species: Z. macroura
Habitat
Open woodlands and cultivation, farmyards and gardens in towns.
Behaviour
Common visitor to backyard bird feeders.
