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White-winged dove
Zenaida asiatica

White-winged dove
White-winged dove

Size: 11.5 inches
Overall Color: gray
Occurrence: widespread
Diet: seeds, cactus fruit
Nest: saucerlike on ground
Field Identification: narrow white band along folded wing, black line below cheek, red eye surrounded by blue skin
Season: spring-summer


Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: Columbiformes
Family: 35 Columbidae (doves)
Genus: Zenaida
Species: asiatica

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