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Mourning Dove (juvenile)

Zenaida macroura

Photo by FianaShapiro
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Description:

I should know what species this is, but I'm not really sure, so anyone want to quickly ID for me?

Habitat:

pavement on college campus, in a small town

Species ID Suggestions

Mourning Dove (juvenile)

Zenaida macroura
Jaws225
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Comments (2)
FianaShapiro
Great, thank you both. Pretty sure I knew it was a mourning dove back when I took it ;) Still a birding newbie..
NathanHeuer
The blue skin around the eye is characteristic of Mourning Doves and White Winged Doves, juvenile Mourning Doves have the scaled pattern, while White Winged Doves are unpatterned at all ages.

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PublishedFebruary 28, 2013

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