Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (42)
- Subspecies (5)
David L. Otis, John H. Schulz, David Miller, R. E. Mirarchi, and T. S. Baskett
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 20, 2008
Text last updated June 20, 2008
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Asturian | Zenaida septentrional |
| Bulgarian | Плачеща гургулица |
| Catalan | tórtora nord-americana |
| Croatian | dugorepa gugutka |
| Czech | hrdlička karolínská |
| Danish | Sørgedue |
| Dutch | Treurduif |
| English | Mourning Dove |
| English (United States) | Mourning Dove |
| Faroese | Harmadúgva |
| Finnish | vaikertajakyyhky |
| French | Tourterelle triste |
| French (France) | Tourterelle triste |
| Galician | Rula carpideira |
| German | Carolinataube |
| Greek | Σφήνουρο Περιστέρι |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Toutrèl ke fine |
| Hebrew | תורית אמריקנית |
| Hungarian | Sirató gerle |
| Icelandic | Tregadúfa |
| Japanese | ナゲキバト |
| Lithuanian | Niūrioji zenaida |
| Norwegian | sørgedue |
| Polish | gołębiak długosterny |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Rola-carpideira |
| Romanian | Turturică americană |
| Russian | Плачущая горлица |
| Serbian | Severnoamerička gugutka |
| Slovak | nachovka smútočná |
| Slovenian | Žalobna grlica |
| Spanish | Zenaida Huilota |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Paloma Rabuda |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Paloma rabiche |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Rabiche |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Paloma Coluda |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Huilota Común |
| Spanish (Panama) | Tórtola Rabiaguda |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Tórtola Rabiche |
| Spanish (Spain) | Zenaida huilota |
| Swedish | spetsstjärtad duva |
| Turkish | Uzun Kuyruklu Kumru |
| Ukrainian | Зенаїда північна |
Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Columba macroura
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.164.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'Habitat in Canada; hybernat in Carolina.' Error = West Indies, ex Edwards, Nat. Hist. Bds., p. 15, pi. 15.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ZENAIDA
- zenaida
- macroura / macrouros / macrourus / macrura
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‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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