Zenaida macroura Linnaeus 1758 (mourning dove)

Aves - Columbiformes - Columbidae

Alternative combinations: Columba macroura, Zenaidura macroura

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Zenaida according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Bernstein 1965, Emslie 1998, Hay 1930, Linnaeus 1758, Miller and DeMay 1942, Olson et al. 1990, Oswald and Steadman 2018, Steadman et al. 2003, Wetmore 1931 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxa: Zenaida asiatica, Zenaida auriculata, Zenaida aurita, Zenaida galapagoensis

Ecology: volant frugivore-granivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of the Bahamas (1 collection), the Dominican Republic (1), Haiti (1), Mexico (1), United States (23: Arizona, California, Florida, New Mexico, Wyoming)

Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence

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