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Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

Photo by Telse
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Spotted @ the local marsh.

Reference Links:

Mourning Dove

Species ID Suggestions

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

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Elsa
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Comments (11)
Telse
@ birdlady6000. OK. Thanks for doing that Kathleen. Been so busy I hadn't noticed. Cheers.
KathleenMcEachern
Hi Telse! I was just going through the mission Breeding Birds of BC and saw that you hadn't added your latin name for this species yet so did that for you. Hope you don't mind as I am just cleaning up a few things on that mission! Kathleen
Telse
Really... thanks. My frustration has ended. Cheers.
Elsa
Haha awesome! Glad I could be of help.
Telse
Yes, I changed the category Elsa. It is definitely a bird not plant. Dove you say? I'm stoked!
Telse
Thank you Elsa and Hemma. Thank you for the Link.With so many names for this bird... no wonder I am confused. Thanks again. Cheers!
Telse
Could be a plant....It's Spring. Just budding :)
Elsa
Hi Telse, I am pretty confident this pretty little thing is a mourning dove by looking at the cheek patch and coloration :) Have a look at the link and see what you think. Can you also move your spotting into the bird category?
Telse
Thank you Hemma...I'll keep looking.
Telse
Yes! That is what I thought after all my searching. The eyes look like 'Dove eyes'. That was my first ...and last guess.
HemaShah
Telse ,it is not a plant for sure :) Looks like a dove.

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
Mission
Birds of the World
Mission
Breeding Birds of BC

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PublishedFebruary 20, 2013

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