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Zenaida Dove

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

Codes: Common Name: ZEND Scientific Name: ZENAUT ITIS Taxonomic No.: 177118

Head

Topo Map: Pigeon-like Head

Bill Shape: All-purpose
Eye Color: Dark brown.
Head Pattern: Plain
Crown Color: Pale red-brown
Forehead Color: Pale red-brown
Nape Color: Pale red-brown
Throat Color: Gray-brown with purple patch on side of neck.
Cere color: No Data

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Topo Map: Pigeon-like Body

Length Range: 25-30 cm (10-12 in)
Weight: 159 g (5.6 oz)
Size: Size 3. Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color: Purple or Violet, Red, Brown, Black, Gray
Underparts: Purple-red
Upperparts: Gray-brown
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

Flight

Topo Map: Pigeon-like Flight

Flight Pattern: Fast low direct flight with rapid wing beats.
Wingspan Range: 36-41 cm (14-16 in)
Wing Shape: Rounded-Wings
Tail Shape: Squared Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Gray-brown with pale gray tips on outer feathers.
Under Tail: Gray-brown with pale gray tip.
Leg Color: Red

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Zenaida Dove

Zenaida Dove: Medium dove with brown-gray upperparts, red-gray underparts, cinnamon-gray head and neck, dark violet-blue streaks above and below ear coverts, purple sides of neck, white trailing edge on outer secondaries, and black spots on wings. Fast low flight with rapid wing beats.

● Song: "coo-ah-coo", "hooo-ah-ooo"

● Foraging & Feeding: Zenaida Dove: Eats fruits, seeds, berries, and some insects. Forages on the ground, usually near water.

● Breeding & nesting: Zenaida Dove: Two white eggs are laid in a nest made of twigs and sticks, built in a low tree, shrub, or on the ground. Incubation ranges from 12 to 14 days and is carried out by both parents.

● Similar species: Zenaida Dove: Mourning Dove lacks white trailing edge on secondaries, has long, pointed tail, and is paler gray overall.

Flight Pattern

Fast low direct flight with rapid wing beats.

● Range & Habitat: Zenaida Dove: Accidental on Florida Keys and mainland of southern Florida. Preferred habitats include grasslands and low shrubs.

^BreedingMonogamous

^PopulationAccidental in FL Keys

^MigrationNonmigratory

^Weight5.6 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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