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White-winged Dove

Zenaida asiaticaOrder: COLUMBIFORMESFamily: Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
White-winged Dove Head Illustration

Head

  • Bill Shape: All-purpose
  • Eye color: Orange iris
  • Head Pattern: Plain, Eyering (complete or broken), Special (unique patterns or features)
  • Crown color: Tan
  • Forehead color: Tan
  • Nape Color: Pale gray-brown
  • Throat color: Tan
  • Cere color:
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White-winged Dove Body Illustration

Body

  • Length Range: 27-30 cm (11-12 in)
  • Weight: 153 g (5.4 oz)
  • Size: Size 3. Medium (9 - 16 in)
  • Color: White, Brown, Black, Gray, Rufous or Rust
  • Underparts: Pale gray-brown
  • Upperparts: Pale gray-brown
  • Back Pattern: Solid
  • Belly Pattern: Solid
  • Breast Pattern: Solid
White-winged Dove Flight Illustration

Flight

  • Flight Pattern: Rapid direct flight.
  • Wingspan Range: 43-45 cm (17-18 in)
  • Wing Shape: Rounded-Wings
  • Tail Shape: Rounded Tail
  • Tail Pattern: Banded
  • Upper Tail: Pale gray-brown with black sub terminal band and pale gray tips on outer feathers.
  • Under Tail: Pale gray-brown with black sub terminal band and pale gray tip.
  • Leg color: Orange
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Family Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)_blue
Species Zenaida asiatica
Length11 - 12 Inches
Wingspan17.5 Inches

White-winged Dove

White-winged Dove: Medium-sized, stout dove with gray-brown upperparts, gray underparts, and small, back crescent below eye. The wings are dark gray with broad white stripes. Tail is short and brown with white corners. Bill is gray. Legs and feet are red. Fast direct flight with rapid wing beats.

● Song: "who-cooks-for you", "hooo-hooo-hooo"

● Foraging & Feeding: White-winged Dove: Feeds on seeds, grains, and fruits; forages on the ground.

● Breeding & nesting: White-winged Dove: Two creamy buff eggs are laid on a frail platform made of loose twigs set in a low bush. Incubation ranges from 13 to 14 days and is carried out by both parents.

● Similar species: White-winged Dove: Mourning Dove is smaller, has long, pointed tail, and lacks distinct wing patches and white tail tip.

Flight Pattern

Rapid direct flight.
White-winged Dove Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: White-winged Dove: Breeds in the southwestern U.S. and southern Texas. Spends winters south of the U.S. or in small numbers on the Gulf Coast east to Florida. Preferred habitats include open country with dense thickets of shrubs and low trees as well as in suburban and agricultural areas.
BreedingMonogamous, Small colonies
Population
MigrationMigratory
Weight5.4 Ounces