Mourning Dove (also known as the Carolina Dove or Rain Crow)

The Mourning Dove is a slender, medium-sized dove with a graceful tail and a soft grey-brown coloration. Known for its mournful cooing vocalizations and swift, whistling flight, it is one of the most abundant and widespread birds across the North American continent.

Uniform soft slate grey to grayish-blue coloration with subtle darker grey shafts and faint darker tips, characteristic of dove body plumage.

Pennaceous vane in the upper portion with tightly interlocked barbs and barbicels, transitioning to a plumulaceous (fluffy) downy structure at the base near the calamus.

Smooth and silky pennaceous upper vane with a matte finish, transitioning to soft, fluffy down at the base.

Soft blue-grey coloration, slender and flexible dark rachis, and the distinct transition from a pennaceous tip to a plumulaceous base.

Open country, scattered trees, farmyards, prairies, suburban areas, and urban parks with access to open ground for feeding.

Widespread throughout North America, ranging from southern Canada through the United States, Mexico, and into Central America.

Acts as an important seed disperser and serves as a major prey item for various raptor and mammalian predators.

Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) and Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto), which generally feature larger feathers and different shade variations.

Mourning doves are one of the most widely distributed and hunted game birds in North America, capable of flying up to 55 mph in a straight, fast flight.

Good condition with minor wear at the edges, barbs remain largely intact with no visible parasitic damage or heavy fading.