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The mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) is a member of the dove family, Columbidae.The bird is also known as the American mourning dove, the rain dove, the chueybird, colloquially as the turtle dove, and it was once known as the Carolina pigeon and Carolina turtledove. [2]
The European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur) is a threatened or vulnerable member of the bird family Columbidae, the doves and pigeons. It breeds over a wide area of the south western Palearctic including north Africa but migrates to northern sub-Saharan Africa to winter.
The Zenaida dove is approximately 28–30 cm (11–12 in) in length. It looks very similar to the mourning dove, but is smaller in size, has a shorter, more rounded tail, and is a bit more darkly colored. It is also distinguished from the mourning dove by showing white on the trailing edge of its wings while in flight.
The laughing dove is a long-tailed, slim pigeon, typically 25 cm (9.8 in) in length. It is pinkish brown on the underside with a lilac tinged head and neck. The head and underparts are pinkish, shading to buff on the lower abdomen .
Hearing the mourning dove again was a revelation, but with it came a realization: the wistful coo hadn't been in the air for years. Hearing the mourning dove again was a revelation, but with it ...
Streptopelia (collared doves and turtle doves) is a genus of 15 species of birds in the pigeon and dove family Columbidae native to the Old World in Africa, Europe, and Asia. These are mainly slim, small to medium-sized species.
From turtle doves to lords-a-leaping, the price of the ‘12 Days of Christmas’ just hit a record high. Alicia Wallace, CNN. November 29, 2023 at 9:00 AM. Maryna Terletska/Moment RF/Getty Images.
The turtle-dove's necklace, an 11th-century Arabic book by Ibn Hazm (also called The Ring of the Dove) " The Turtle Dove ", an 18th-century English folk ballad (also called "Fare Thee Well") Turtledove General Delivery ( Postlagernd Turteltaube ), a 1952 West German comedy film