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Eared Dove

Zenaida auriculata

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Argentina.January 622, February 593, March 382, April 363, May 373, June 379, July 552, August 712, September 659, October 867, November 650, December 458.
Argentina6,610
Ecuador5,291
Colombia4,497
Brazil3,246
Pichincha3,234
Buenos Aires1,979
Santa Fe1,804
Bogota Capital District1,641
Chile1,510
Sao Paulo1,492

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderPigeons and Doves · Columbiformes
FamilyPigeons and Doves · Columbidae
GenusZenaida Doves · Zenaida

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Eared Dove with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.