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Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura · Family Columbidae

Zenaida macroura

Family Columbidae

Order
Columbiformes
Family
Columbidae
GBIF occurrence records
29,432,209
Countries and territories with records
46
Mourning Dove
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About this species

This species has 29,432,209 occurrence records from 46 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from the United States (90.3%) and Canada (9%); together they account for 99.3% of the total. In the United States, this species accounts for 2.4% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Zenaida macroura combines the genus name Zenaida with the species epithet macroura. The Warbla app catalog lists 5 species of the genus Zenaida; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Zenaida asiatica, Zenaida auriculata and Zenaida aurita.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 314 species of the family Columbidae. This species has the most records among them. Its record count is 99.2 times the family average (296,782). The family Columbidae belongs to the order Columbiformes, which has 314 species in the Warbla app catalog.

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