White-winged Dove

Zenaida asiaticaOrder: COLUMBIFORMESFamily: Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)

Overview

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.

Range and 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.

Listen:

Voice Text

"who-cooks-for you", "hooo-hooo-hooo"

White-winged Dove

● 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.

● 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

Field Guide to Birds of North America