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Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura

Length	M: 10.6-13.4 in (27.0-34.0 cm), F: 8.7-11.8 in (22.0-30.0 cm)
Weight	M: 3.9-6.0 oz (110-170 g), F: 3.5-5.5 oz (100-156 g)
Clutch Size	2
Chicks at birth	Semi-altricial
IUCN Conservation Status	Least Concern
Continents:	NA

The Mourning Dove is the most abundant and widespread dove in North America. Other names for this dove are Turtle Dove, Rain Dove, Carolina Pigeon or Carolina Turtledove. Their diet is almost exclusively seeds. Chicks are fed crop milk by both parents.

Juvenile
04/20/2010 - Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona 04/20/2010 - Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona	Juvenile 07/14/2007 - The Alameda, Berkeley, CA Juvenile 07/14/2007 - The Alameda, Berkeley, CA	Juvenile 07/14/2007 - The Alameda, Berkeley, CA Juvenile 07/14/2007 - The Alameda, Berkeley, CA
Juvenile 07/16/2007 - The Alameda, Berkeley, CA Juvenile 07/16/2007 - The Alameda, Berkeley, CA

Adult
04/22/2010 - Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona 04/22/2010 - Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona	01/16/2007 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA 01/16/2007 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA	04/09/2007 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA 04/09/2007 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA
07/12/2007 - The Alameda, Berkeley, CA 07/12/2007 - The Alameda, Berkeley, CA	02/03/2009 - Anderson Arboretum, College Station, Texas 02/03/2009 - Anderson Arboretum, College Station, Texas

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