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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 mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) is a member of the dove family Columbidae. The bird is also called the American mourning dove, and formerly was known as the Carolina pigeon or Carolina turtledove. It ranges from Central America to southern Canada, including offshore islands.
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.
Aug. 28—AUSTIN — A rainy spring and early summer led to a good nesting season through most of the state and near record high populations of mourning and white-wing doves across large portions ...
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
European turtle dove: Streptopelia turtur (Linnaeus, 1758) EU: primarily Europe; to North Africa and China: 58: Dusky turtle dove: Streptopelia lugens (Rüppell, 1837) AF, EU: east Africa and Arabian Peninsula: 59: Adamawa turtle dove: Streptopelia hypopyrrha (Reichenow, 1910) AF: West Africa: 60: Oriental turtle dove: Streptopelia orientalis ...
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 ...
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 6:00 AM. Maryna Terletska/Moment RF/Getty Images.