Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusZenaida (Zenaida Doves)
- SpeciesZenaida macroura (Mourning Dove)
Closest Relatives at Celestún Biosphere Reserve
White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica
Zenaida Dove
Zenaida aurita
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Columbina talpacoti
Common Ground-Dove
Columbina passerina
Caribbean Dove
Leptotila jamaicensis
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi
Red-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas flavirostris
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mourning Dove in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Mourning Dove sighting in Celestún Biosphere Reserve, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mourning Dove in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?
November has the highest sighting rate for Mourning Dove in Celestún Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.