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 Palo Verde National Park
White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica
Inca Dove
Columbina inca
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi
Common Ground-Dove
Columbina passerina
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Columbina talpacoti
Red-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas flavirostris
Plain-breasted Ground-Dove
Columbina minuta
Blue Ground-Dove
Claravis pretiosa
Gray-headed Dove
Leptotila plumbeiceps
📅 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 Palo Verde National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Mourning Dove sighting in Palo Verde National Park, based on 47 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mourning Dove in Palo Verde National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Mourning Dove in Palo Verde National Park in our monthly data.