Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Birds
White-winged dove - (Zenaida asiatica)
The white winged dove, easily distinguished from the mourning dove because of its prominent outer wing feathers, appears in the Ajo area in the spring right about the time the saguaros begin flowering. One of their main food sources in that time of year is nectar from the saguaro blossoms. A consequence of this is that white-winged doves are one of the major pollinators of the saguaro cactus.
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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 White-winged dove Kingdom: Animalia (Animals) Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord) Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone) Class: Aves (Birds) Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae (doves) Genus: Zenaida species: asiatica |
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