Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Mourning Dove
The Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons) in the order Columbiformes.
- Scientific name
- Zenaida macroura
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Mourning Dove
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Zenaida macroura marginella
- Zenaida macroura carolinensis
- Zenaida macroura macroura
- Zenaida macroura clarionensis
- Zenaida macroura turturilla
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Columba macroura
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- 'Habitat in Canada; hybernat in Carolina.' Error = West Indies, ex Edwards, Nat. Hist. Bds., p. 15, pi. 15.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.164
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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