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Mourning Dove (thing)
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by
lolaleigh
Sun Oct 27 2002 at 21:16:18
***The first in a series of
bird
s local to
my neck of the woods
for all you
birder
s out here in
LA
... (hehe, yeah right)***
indentify:
adults:
both male and female, similar in appearance, range 9-11 inches in length.
generally a medium sized
dove
with a very
slender neck
and a black
bill
. Pale
buff
-brown head, neck, breast, and belly.
Necks sporting purple and green
irridescence
as well as
small black "beauty"mark on lower neck
.
Medium brown back and upper
wings
, with large black spots on upperside of wing.
Tailtips
, at the end of a long, dark brown, pointy tail, are white to outer four tail feathers.
juvenile:
Dark brown
mottled
head, neck and
breast
.
Scaly neck and upperwings with numerous black spots onupperside of wings and
scapula
rs.
Pale
belly
.
Medium length tail is pointed at tip, with very little white.
call:
a low, gutteral "
coo
" sound.
Similar species
:
Long pointed tail is distinctive for adults, while black spotting on upperside of wing and pale color help distinguish it from
White-winged Dove
and White-tipped Dove.
Juvenile is easily confused with Common Ground-
Dove
and Inca
Dove
, but is longer necked, shows a pointed tail with more white at edges and lacks
cinnamon
in primaries.
*certain information courtesy of www.laaudubon.com
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