mourning dove

English

Audubon's drawing of mourning doves

Noun

mourning dove (plural mourning doves)

1. A grey-coloured dove, Zenaida macroura, that has a mournful call, native to North America

Synonyms

• (Zenaida macroura): American mourning dove, (dated): Carolina pigeon, Carolina turtledove

Derived terms

• African mourning dove (Streptopelia decipiens)

Translations

Zenaida macroura

• Cahuilla: maxayill
• Dutch: treurduif (nl) f
• Finnish: vaikertajakyyhky (fi)
• French: tourterelle triste f
• German: Carolinataube f, Trauertaube f
• Navajo: hasbídí łibáhígíí
• Plautdietsch: Willeduw f
• Russian: пла́чущая го́рлица f (pláčuščaja górlica)
• Seri: noosi
• Spanish: huilota f, tórtola (es) f

References

• mourning dove on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Zenaida macroura on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Zenaida macroura on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons