Talk:Mourning dove

message: Mourning Doves are common in Wisconsin. When they come back next spring I will get a picture of their tails. They like to nest on our front porch. This was the 3rd set of babies that the mother had in that nest this summer. They take about a week to hatch and fly away. Ancheta Wis 07:35, 7 Nov 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Nice photo. Maurreen 06:10, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

text: No. They are not found in Asia.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 104.169.24.168 (talk) 14:53, 3 April 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Common in Wisconsin

message: We have 5 mourning doves wintering with us here in Western Canada. We built a little ground cote for them to feed in, and keep the wild turkeys from their food.
Lyndalailarma 21:45, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mourning Doves wintering with us 

message: I recently aided a pair of Dove's in building a nest. Within 24 hours the female laid an egg and I have not seen the pair return to the nest since I saw the egg early in the morning. This is the second day and still no parents?????
Is this common practice or have the parents abandoned the egg permanently? Will the egg survive now? What should I do. I have not touched the nest or the egg. It is on my patio. Any info would be appreciated.
My email is hilljean@sbcglobal.net
:my experience is that the bird gets alarmed easily. Just let it alone. The mother may return. The mother lays several sets of per year, and it takes a week to hatch them; then they all fly away. --Ancheta Wis 00:24, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Abandoned egg? 

message: Is Zenaidura macroura or Zenaida macroura the current scientific name for the Mourning Dove? A German-language website that I was reading gives the following information for the Mourning Dove (Trauertaube, Carolinataube): "Carolinataube Zenaidura macroura - früher: Zenaida macroura" [translation: Carolina Dove Zenaidura macroura - formerly: Zenaida macroura] (http://www.vzi.de/p/z2/taubcar.htm). I have also read that the "Eastern Mourning Dove" has the scientific name Zenaidura macroura carolinensis. Is there a dispute about the scientific nomenclature for the Mourning Dove among taxonomists? Does anyone know? If taxonomists have changed the scientific name, then this change ought also to be made in the Wikipedia article on the Mourning Dove. Hans-Friedrich Tamke 03:47, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: National Geographic's Field Guide to the Birds of North America uses Zenaida as the genus for Mourning Doves (Zenaida macroura) and Zenaida Doves (Zenaida aurita). --Evice 02:25, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: <i>Zenaidura macroura</i> or <i>Zenaida macroura</i>

message: Are mourning doves strong fliers compared to other doves, or are they strong fliers like other doves?   KP Botany 01:23, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not sure I agree with "strong flyers" as a descriptive term for Mourning Doves in any context. In my experience, they tend to be pretty ungainly and clumsy in flight. They may be strong in terms of speed in open air, but in woods and close cover they're about the least agile birds of their size that I've seen. Blue Jays and Woodpeckers for example (similar-sized birds) are much more nimble. 'Card 19:49, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  I dunno bout that, They fly pretty fast up here in Michigan, and thy go right through some trees... 64.68.243.229 22:47, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Strong flier= Fast fliers. 88 km/h is pretty fast for a dove. They always outfly hawks (which are sluggish, I know. I dunno about nimble because there aren't any forests where I live.--~PogoNoodle~ (talk) 22:53, 23 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Strong fliers 

message: I took a pic of a mourning dove nesting today and uploaded it to Commons. It seems less blurrier than the one on the article right now, but I don't know if I should replace it (since it looks like the current photos are in a set). If you guys wanna use it, by all means... -→Buchanan-Hermit™/?! 16:59, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clearer pic of nesting? 

message: I don't know about what you guys think, but this article seems to be getting a lot of vandalism from anon people, and registered Wikipedia users. If we can reach a consensus here, I'll go ask for the Semi-protection. Elenseel 03:41, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Usually it is bad to semi-protect because FAOD get a lot of improvement from anon IPs while on the main page.--Kungfu Adam (talk) 13:55, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

text: I was wondering what the heck was going on. Thought it was a rash of pigeon haters. Looks like all vandalism has been done by IPs, and all IPs have been vandals so far. Semi-protect would appear to be a good idea. Notmyrealname 18:08, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

text: It'll be over tomorrow. Bendž|Ť 19:55, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Okey-doke. Seems to have slowed down now anyway. Notmyrealname 19:58, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Schools and jails are finishing for the day I guess :). Anyways, enjoy all the attention while it lasts :) Cheers! --Tom 19:59, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: So what exactly qualifies as "excessively high" vandalism?  Several hundred edits, half of which were reverts getting rid of the rubbish put in by anonymous IPs sounds "excessively high" to me!  Of all the anonymous IP contributions, only 3-4 were good edits—hardly the "lot of improvement" Kungfu Adam suggested might happen!  MeegsC | Talk 20:33, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Semi-Protection?

message: I think that it would be beneficial to include the etymology of the scientific name, especially considering this is a featured article. Anyone have any information? Djlayton4 | talk  |  contribs 18:55, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I've found one for the specific name. Bendž|Ť 20:26, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Etymology 

message: To me their call sounds like "ooOOoo...oo, oo. 67.188.172.165 04:16, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Call

message: These two doves were regular visitors to my yard in Spokane, Washington. Now one is missing. One dove is just perching in my Cherry tree. Not much movement. Will they find a new mate or will this one die too? 
Dick  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Spokane-land (talk • contribs) 04:22, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: As it says in the article, Mourning Doves have an extremely high mortality rate - primarily because they're fat, slow, not particularly bright, and (presumably) quite tasty. I know in my area the hawks love 'em. On the upside, they breed a bunch, so you know... live fast, die young, etc. I wouldn't worry too much about the lone bird in your yard. From what I've seen, they don't spend much time alone. - Ken Thomas (talk) 10:21, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Of course, the other possibility is that the "missing" bird is actually sitting on a nest somewhere in or near your cherry tree.  Mates will often sit quietly in the general vicinity of the nest, while their partner is sitting on eggs. MeegsC | Talk 11:14, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: MeegsC makes a valid (and much less morbid) point. After all, 'tis the season to be sitting on eggs. I wouldn't go poking around looking for the nest too much though, if I were you. While doves have never struck me as being terribly sensitive to nest disturbance, they are easily startled, and if Momma is sitting on some young'uns, you don't want to rattle her too much. - Ken Thomas (talk) 00:46, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missing mate it may have been killed?! 

message: Veronicakipp (talk) 13:59, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Birds in December 

message: In my area, the Texas Panhandle, (Amarillo area) Mourning Doves were very common in the past, and now are rare. They have been displaced by Collared Doves, and I have seen Collard Doves chasing and harassing Mourning doves. These two species do not coexist well, at least in this area.
On the Collared Dove article it says "it appears to occupy an ecological niche between that of the Mourning Dove and the Rock Dove". Wrong!!! :>)--Semi-lucid (talk) 03:28, 13 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mourning Doves are being displaced by invasive Collared Doves 

message: The section seems to be outdated, see the papers cited at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passenger_Pigeon#Taxonomy_and_systematics FunkMonk (talk) 20:42, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Despite Mourning Dove is not now considered to be the most closely related species to the Passenger Pigeon, it still is related species. I changed the text. Krasss (talk) 17:33, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, you could say that about all pigeons. FunkMonk (talk) 01:00, 18 December 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Closest species 

message: I have watched a pair of mourning doves build a nest in my front yard... they have been sitting on the eggs for 4 weeks now... does this been the eggs are not good??  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.6.4.217 (talk) 14:26, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  bad eggs?? 

message: There is a mourning dove named Nageki in Hatoful Boyfriend, a successful visual novel. It's a fairly important character. However, whether this counts as being 'As a symbol and in the arts' is somewhat dubious!  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.8.208.209 (talk) 11:16, 14 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mourning dove character in game 

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message: There are better audio files at https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mourning_Dove/sounds. They are louder, clearer, and also include the wing sound.Since I don't know how to upload those, I was hoping if one of you could do it instead. SubstantialCitrusFruit (talk) 19:29, 29 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Audio files 

message: "The mourning dove is monogamous and forms strong pair bonds." change to:
The mourning dove is generallymonogamous and forms strong pair bonds.
A trio of mourning doves is trying to build 2 nests on my balcony. 
Also, 
Our feathered friends are actively amorous - Smoky Mountain ...www.smliv.com › outdoors › our-feathered-friends-are...
Feb 1, 2011 — These doves are the only North American species to have been found nesting somewhere in the U.S. during every month of the year. ... He noted that, “More than 85 percent of those species that have been subjected to DNA paternity studies have been found to be sexually polygamous.”
Hhansma (talk) 16:56, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mourning doves not always monogamous 

message: Hello,
I'm not an ornithologist, so I won't dare to correct the Wikipedia entry but I think that the map and article should be updated. Mourning doves are pretty common in at least parts of Colombia, I photographed some. I'm sure it's not another species. And... they are listed on this Wikipedia page anyway : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_birds_of_Colombia Cdrk (talk) 17:23, 12 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  One can also find them in Colombia 

message: They nested atop a 6 foot tall shrub just outside my front door.  My coming and going does not disturb them.  The postman delivers mail and they just sit looking; amazingly showing absolutely no fear. 2601:140:C000:3D:957:1CAD:29EF:D642 (talk) 15:20, 29 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Just outside my door 

message: I tried attracting mourning doves to my hand which my hand has seeds but there not coming so can you please explain this? 2600:1700:A251:1790:3D8E:56A5:C7D8:7DCE (talk) 01:02, 27 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  how can i hand feed Mourning Doves?