Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) 6950
Family: Columbiformes > Columbidae

Mourning Dove, Callum Macgregor

This small, dark dove is an extremely rare autumn visitor from North America, where its breeding range extends from Great Lakes south to the Gulf of Mexico. Some populations are migratory.

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  • Breeding
  • Winter
121 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
121 records

BTO RECORDS

121 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
121 records

BTO RECORDS

Identification

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Status and Trends

Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.

CONSERVATION STATUS

This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

POPULATION SIZE

We have no population estimates for this scarce species.

DISTRIBUTION

This species is a rare vagrant and was recorded during Bird Atlas 2007–11 as shown on the map.

Mourning Dove winter distribution 2008-11
Britain and Ireland Winter Distribution 2008-2011.
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Occupied 10-km squares in UK

DISTRIBUTION CHANGE

This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution change.

Movement

Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

RINGING RECOVERIES

View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information about Mourning Dove, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING

Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.

BIOMETRICS

Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.

Feather measurements and photos on featherbase

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

For information in another language (where available) click on a linked name

Catalan: tórtora nord-americana
Czech: hrdlicka karolinská
Danish: Sørgedue
Dutch: Treurduif
Estonian: händ-ruugetuvi
Finnish: vaikertajakyyhky
French: Tourterelle triste
German: Carolinataube
Hungarian: sirató gerle
Icelandic: Tregadúfa
Italian: Tortora americana
Latvian: seru ubele
Lithuanian: niurioji zenaida
Norwegian: Sørgedue
Polish: golebiak dlugosterny
Portuguese: rola-carpideira
Slovak: nachovka smútocná
Slovenian: žalobna grlica
Spanish: Zenaida huilota
Swedish: spetsstjärtad duva

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