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Inca Dove

Columbina inca

Photo by DonnaPomeroy
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Field Notes

Description:

A small tropical dove of arid areas, the Inca Dove has become a common resident of urban areas of the Southwest. It has expanded its breeding range northward and southward, but has remained attracted to towns and cities.

Habitat:

Texas hill country

Notes:

Female Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) in background.

Reference Links:

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

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