The Mourning Dove is a slender, soft-cooed pigeon common across North America. Named for its mournful cooing call. One of the most abundant land birds on the continent, a favorite of hunters and birdwatchers alike.
Habitat
Open country, farms, roadsides, and suburban yards
Diet
Seeds, almost exclusively
How common
Common
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