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mourning dove

Zenaida macroura

Description:

Mourning Doves are light grey and brown and generally muted in color. Males and females are similar in appearance. The species is generally monogamous, with two squabs (young) per brood. Both parents incubate and care for the young. Mourning Doves eat almost exclusively seeds, but the young are fed crop milk by their parents.

Habitat:

Spotted in residential area.

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Scott Frazier
Spotted by
Scott Frazier

Springfield, Missouri, USA

Spotted on Jul 3, 2012
Submitted on Jul 3, 2012

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