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Diamond Dove

Geopelia cuneta

Photo by Mandalyn
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Description:

Found in city park by prairie restoration project

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Mandalyn
It looked like it's wings may have been clipped and it didn't try to fly away until I got extremely close. Thanks for the suggestion!
StirredMocha
Looks like a Diamond Dove (Geopelia cuneata). Probably an escapee as this species is a popular cage bird. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_dove

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PublishedSeptember 20, 2014

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