Zenaida macroura carolinensis
Zenaida macroura carolinensis is a subspecies of mourning dove native to North America. It is found on east Canada and east USA, Bermuda, Bahama Islands.[1] This subspecies has longer wings and toes, a shorter beak, and is darker in color.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Zenaida |
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| Subspecies: | Z. m. carolinensis |
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Zenaida macroura carolinensis is present in the North Atlantic archipelago of Bermuda, approximately 1,044 km (649 mi) east-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina (the nearest landfall); 1,236 km (768 mi) south of Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia; and 1,538 km (956 mi) due north of the British Virgin Islands, from which they had been migratory, but since the 1950s have become year-round residents.[3]
References
- "Zenaida macroura carolinensis". ITIS.
- Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) (PDF). National Resources Conservation Services.
- "The Bermuda". Audubon Society.
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