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Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

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Description:

grey bird, small head, foraging around ground around bird feeder, long tail with black-bordered white tips, short reddish legs, black spots on the wings, about 30 cm long

Habitat:

urban yard

Notes:

mournful call is how it gets its name "Mourning" Dove

Reference Links:

Mourning Dove, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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