Species guide

Mourning dove

Harmless

Zenaida macroura

Mourning dove
Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY

How to recognise it

A slender, soft gray-brown dove with black spots on the wings, a long pointed tail, and a gentle, mournful cooing call.

Is it dangerous?

A harmless, gentle ground-feeding dove.

Recorded 29,413,789 times in the wild worldwide.

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