Zenaida Dove
Zenaida Dove: Medium dove with brown-gray upperparts, red-gray underparts, cinnamon-gray head and neck, dark violet-blue streaks above and below ear coverts, purple sides of neck, white trailing edge on outer secondaries, and black spots on wings. Fast low flight with rapid wing beats.
● Song:
"coo-ah-coo", "hooo-ah-ooo"
● Foraging & Feeding:
Zenaida Dove: Eats fruits, seeds, berries, and some insects. Forages on the ground, usually near water.
● Breeding & nesting:
Zenaida Dove: Two white eggs are laid in a nest made of twigs and sticks, built in a low tree, shrub, or on the ground. Incubation ranges from 12 to 14 days and is carried out by both parents.
● Similar species:
Zenaida Dove: Mourning Dove lacks white trailing edge on secondaries, has long, pointed tail, and is paler gray overall.