West Peruvian dove

Zenaida meloda

The West Peruvian dove or Pacific dove was first described in 1843 by the Swiss naturalist Johann Jakob Baron von Tschudi. It is closely related to the North American White-winged dove, but is now considered a separate species by ornithologists due to genetic and behavioral differences.
West Peruvian Dove in Peru with nesting material West Peruvian dove,Zenaida meloda

Appearance

Specimens are brownish-gray above and gray below, with a bold white wing patch that appears as a brilliant white crescent in flight and is also visible at rest. Adults have a bright blue, featherless patch of skin around each eye. The legs and feet of adults are red, but unlike "Z. asiatica", their eyes are brown. Both sexes are similar, but juveniles have a lighter color than adults, they do not have blue eye rings, and their legs and feet are brownish-pink.
West Peruvian dove (Zenaida meloda) El Olivar, Lima, Peru. Nov 14, 2015. Geotagged,Peru,Spring,West Peruvian dove,Zenaida meloda

Habitat

* 1.5 Forest – Subtropical/Tropical Dry
⤷  1.6 Forest – Subtropical/Tropical Moist
⤷  11.6 Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest.

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Status: Least concern
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderColumbiformes
FamilyColumbidae
GenusZenaida
SpeciesZ. meloda
Photographed in
Peru