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Zenaida Dove
Tórtola Cardosantera
Zenaida aurita
The Zenaida dove (Zenaida aurita) is a member of the bird family Columbidae, which includes doves and pigeons. It is the national bird of Anguilla, where it is locally referred to as "turtle dove".
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Sound recorded by Bobby Wilcox · XC796584 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.
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About the Zenaida Dove
This atlas includes Zenaida Dove (Zenaida aurita) with atlas status “Native / natural occurrence” within scope “Avibase inferred core 380.” Global trait data associate it primarily with woodland; consult the linked records to resolve its Puerto Rico habitat use.
Conservation
Least Concern
IUCN LC
- Global IUCN
- LC
- Puerto Rico DNER
- No current listing in source crosswalk
- Federal ESA
- No current listing in source crosswalk
- Critical habitat
- Not identified in source crosswalk
Natural history
How it lives
- Habitat
- forests
- Elevation
- 0–1500 m
- Nest
- Ground; Rock; Shrub / bush / vine; Tree; Grass
- Clutch
- 1–3 eggs
- Social behavior
- Social / flocking; Solitary
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