Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura - Tourterelle triste

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Columbiformes

  • Family
    :

    Columbidés

  • Genus
    :

    Zenaida

  • Species
    :

    macroura

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 23 à 34 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 37 à 45 cm.
  • Weight
    : 86 à 170 g
Longevity

19 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Tourterelle triste
♂ adult plum. breeding
Tourterelle triste
♀ adult

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

  • Zenaida macroura macroura (Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Jamaica)
  • Zenaida macroura marginella (w Canada and w USA to sc Mexico)
  • Zenaida macroura carolinensis (e Canada and e USA, Bermuda, Bahama Is.)
  • Zenaida macroura clarionensis (Clarion Is.. off w Mexico.)
  • Zenaida macroura turturilla (Costa Rica, w Panama)

Foreign names

  • Tourterelle triste,
  • Zenaida huilota,
  • rola-carpideira,
  • Carolinataube,
  • sirató gerle,
  • Treurduif,
  • Tortora americana,
  • spetsstjärtad duva,
  • Sørgedue,
  • nachovka smútočná,
  • hrdlička karolínská,
  • Sørgedue,
  • vaikertajakyyhky,
  • tórtora nord-americana,
  • Tregadúfa,
  • gołębiak długosterny,
  • sēru ūbele,
  • žalobna grlica,
  • Плачущая горлица,
  • ナゲキバト,
  • 哀鸽,
  • 哀鴿,

Voice song and cries

Tourterelle triste
juvenile

Habitat

Tourterelle triste
adult plum. breeding

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Freshwater Springs and Oases ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland, Rural Gardens, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Tourterelle triste
published: - Updated: 15-03-2021
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