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Selected article![]() Themourning dove(Zenaida macroura) is a member of thedovefamily(Columbidae). It has fivesubspecies.The number of mourning doves is about 475 million. They live inNorth America.Mourning doves are light grey and brown, and males and females looksimilar. Thesebirdsusually have one partner at a time. Bothparentssit on the eggsand care for theirchicks.Adultmourning doves usually eat onlyseeds.The parents feedcrop milkto the young. Peoplehuntmourning doves for sport and for meat. Up to 70 million birds are shot in theUnited Statesevery year. Its name, "mourning," comes from itssad-soundingcall.The bird is a strongflier,and can fly at up to 88 km/h (55 mph). |
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