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Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 215,729, February 186,708, March 194,417, April 241,154, May 234,190, June 172,270, July 147,555, August 150,289, September 190,710, October 194,838, November 250,513, December 193,118.
United States246,386
California51,264
Canada32,557
Texas31,372
Alaska25,543
Ontario21,110
Nunavut13,913
New York12,954
Arizona11,215
Pennsylvania10,792

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

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

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