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White-winged Dove

Zenaida asiaticaOrder: COLUMBIFORMES Family: Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)

Codes: Common Name: WWDO Scientific Name: ZENASI ITIS Taxonomic No.: 177121

Head

Topo Map: Pigeon-like Head

Bill Shape: All-purpose
Eye Color: Clove brown in juveniles; Orange to orange-red in adults.
Head Pattern: Plain, Eyering (complete or broken), Special (unique patterns or features)
Crown Color: Pale gray-brown
Forehead Color: Pale gray-brown
Nape Color: Pale gray-brown
Throat Color: Pale gray-brown
Cere color: No Data

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Topo Map: Pigeon-like Body

Length Range: 28-30 cm (11-12 in)
Weight: 153 g (5.4 oz)
Size: Size 3. Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color: White, Brown, Black, Gray, Rufous or Rust
Underparts: Pale gray-brown
Upperparts: Pale gray-brown
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

Flight

Topo Map: Pigeon-like Flight

Flight Pattern: Rapid direct flight.
Wingspan Range: 43-46 cm (17-18 in)
Wing Shape: Rounded-Wings
Tail Shape: Rounded Tail
Tail Pattern: Banded
Upper Tail: Pale gray-brown with black sub terminal band and pale gray tips on outer feathers.
Under Tail: Pale gray-brown with black sub terminal band and pale gray tip.
Leg Color: Red

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White-winged Dove

White-winged Dove: Medium-sized, stout dove with gray-brown upperparts, gray underparts, and small, back crescent below eye. The wings are dark gray with broad white stripes. Tail is short and brown with white corners. Bill is gray. Legs and feet are red. Fast direct flight with rapid wing beats.

● Song: Low-pitched cooing who-cooks-for you.

● Foraging & Feeding: White-winged Dove: Feeds on seeds, grains, and fruits; forages on the ground.

● Breeding & nesting: White-winged Dove: Two creamy buff eggs are laid on a frail platform made of loose twigs set in a low bush. Incubation ranges from 13 to 14 days and is carried out by both parents.

● Similar species: White-winged Dove: Mourning Dove is smaller, has long, pointed tail, and lacks distinct wing patches and white tail tip.

Flight Pattern

Rapid direct flight.

● Range & Habitat: White-winged Dove: Breeds in the southwestern U.S. and southern Texas. Spends winters south of the U.S. or in small numbers on the Gulf Coast east to Florida. Preferred habitats include open country with dense thickets of shrubs and low trees as well as in suburban and agricultural areas.

^BreedingMonogamous, Small colonies

^Population

^MigrationMigratory

^Weight5.4 Ounces

Pigeon-like Head

Pigeon-like Body

Pigeon-like Flight

4 and 6 letter alpha codes

The four letter common name alpha code is is derived from the first two letters of the common first name and the first two letters of common last name. The six letter species name alpha code is derived from the first three letters of the scientific name (genus) and the first three letters of the scientific name (species). See (1) below for the rules used to create the codes..

Four-letter (for English common names) and six-letter (for scientific names) species alpha codes were developed by Pyle and DeSante (2003, North American Bird-Bander 28:64-79) to reflect A.O.U. taxonomy and nomenclature (A.O.U. 1998) as modified by Supplements 42 (Auk 117:847-858, 2000) and 43 (Auk 119:897-906, 2002). The list has been updated by Pyle and DeSante to reflect changes reported by the A.O.U from 2003 through 2006.

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