The male begins courtship by flying noisily, and then in a graceful, circular glide with its wings outstretched and head down. Reproduction and ecology Mourning doves mating In flight, the wings make a fluttery whistling sound that is quiet and hard to hear, but is louder at take-off and landing. Other sounds include a nest call ( cooOOoo) by paired males to attract their mates to the nests, a greeting call (a soft ork) by males upon joining their mates again, and an alarm call (a short roo-oo) by either male or female when in danger. This species' call is a cooOOoo-wooo-woo-woooo, which is used by males when attracting a mate. The Clarion Island subspecies has larger feet, a larger beak, and is darker brown. The Panama mourning dove has shorter wings and legs, a longer beak, and is grayer in color. The Western subspecies has longer wings, a longer beak, shorter toes, and is lighter in color. Īll five subspecies of the mourning dove look similar and cannot be told apart easily. The adult male has bright purple-pink patches on the sides of its neck, with light pink coloring up to the breast.
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The eyes are dark, with light skin around them. The wings may have black spots, and the outer tail feathers are white. Its feathers are generally light gray-brown and lighter and more pink below. The beak is small and dark, usually a mixture of brown and black. Mourning doves have perching feet, with three toes facing forward and one facing backward. It weighs an average of 110 to 170 grams (4 to 6 oz). The mourning dove is a medium-sized, slender dove. Description Mourning dove sitting on gravel ground in California, USA They also live in places where humans live, such as in cities or towns. It does not live in swamps or thick forests. Mourning doves live in many different habitats, such as farms, prairie, grassland, and woods. In 1963, the Mourning Dove was introduced to Hawaii, and in 1998 there was still a small population in North Kona, Hawaii. It has been seen at least seven times in the Palearctic ecozone with records from the British Isles (five), the Azores (one) and Iceland (one). The species is a vagrant in northern Canada, Alaska, and South America. In the summer, the birds are mostly in the Canadian prairies, and in southern Central America in the winter. These birds live throughout the Greater Antilles, most of Mexico, the Continental United States, and southern Canada. Mourning doves have a large range of nearly 11 million square kilometers (6.8 million square miles). The bird is a strong flier, and can fly at up to 88 km/h (55 mph).ĭistribution Mourning dove perched on a wire
Its name, "mourning," comes from its sad-sounding call. Up to 70 million birds are shot in the United States every year. People hunt mourning doves for sport and for meat. Adult mourning doves usually eat only seeds. Both parents sit on the eggs and care for their chicks. These birds usually have one partner at a time. Mourning doves are light grey and brown, and males and females look similar. The number of mourning doves is about 475 million. The mourning dove ( Zenaida macroura) is a member of the dove family (Columbidae). Winter-only range Summer-only range Year-round range
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