Mourning Dove
Mourning Dove
(Zenaida macroura)
Song
© Wil Hershberger / Macaulay Library
Song
© Bob McGuire / Macaulay Library
Wing sound
© Jay McGowan / Macaulay Library
When To Look
Source: Birds of the World
Where To Find It
Source: Birds of the World
Habitats
Substrates
What You'll Find
Nest Type
Chick
Clutch Size
1
2
Nest Height
250 ft
0 ft
Nesting Statistics
Incubation Period
14
days
days
Brooding Period
13-15
days
days
Useful Hints
- Members of a pair preen each other with gentle nibbles around the neck as a pair-bonding ritual. Eventually, the pair will progress to grasping beaks and bobbing their heads up and down in unison.
- Mourning Doves sometimes reuse their own or other species’ nests.
- Mourning Doves commonly build nests in hanging flower pots or other human-made structures.