White-winged Dove Photo Gallery
Adult
Medium-sized dove with small head and short, square-tipped tail. Pale brown overall with white stripe along wing; becomes large white patch on inner wing in flight.
© Ted Bradford / Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, December 12, 2016Adult
Note large white crescent along wing when perched; in flight it becomes a large white patch.
© Luke Seitz / Macaulay LibraryOaxaca, January 09, 2013Not all videos have soundAdult
Medium-sized dove with short, white-tipped tail. Wingtips are blackish, contrasting with white inner wing.
© Christoph Moning / Macaulay LibraryFajardo, January 10, 2016Adult
Medium-sized dove with distinctive flight pattern: gray-brown body; white inner wing with black wingtips; dark tail with white corners.
© Charlotte Byers / Macaulay LibraryArizona, April 15, 2016Adult
Often found in dense, thorny forests, but increasingly common in towns.
© William Hilscher / Macaulay LibraryTexas, March 12, 2017Habitat
Typically found in dry habitats with mix of trees for nesting and open areas, grasslands, fields, or desert scrub for feeding.
© Sean Fitzgerald / Macaulay LibraryArizona, May 12, 2016Compare with Similar Species
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Pigeons and Doves(Order: Columbiformes, Family: Columbidae)
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