Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, American Mourning Dove)

The Mourning Dove is a slender, medium-sized dove with a long, tapering tail, pinkish-fawn to grayish-brown upperparts, and a soft cooing call that sounds mournful.

Uniform soft grayish-blue tone with subtle brownish-gray hues and a pale whitish margin along the outer edge.

Pennaceous upper portion with tightly interlocked barbs transitioning into a plumulaceous, fluffy base near the calamus.

Smooth, silky texture with a matte finish and a soft, flexible vane.

Soft grayish-blue coloration, slender pale shaft, rounded tip, and semi-fluffy base characteristic of medium-sized columbid body feathers.

Open country, scattered trees, farmyards, suburban areas, parks, and grassland edges, avoiding dense forests.

Widespread across North America, including southern Canada, the contiguous United States, Mexico, and parts of Central America.

Important seed disperser and a primary prey species for various raptors and carnivorous mammals.

Eurasian Collared-Dove, which tends to have larger and paler grayish-buff feathers with a distinct black neck patch area.

Mourning doves are one of the most abundant and widely hunted birds in North America, capable of flying up to 55 mph.

Good condition with minor wear at the distal tip and intact barbs along the vane.