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Mourning Dove Range Map

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Range Map for Mourning Dove

Year-roundBreedingMigrationNonbreeding

Migration

Resident to long-distance migrant. Northern birds fly south thousands of miles (as far as southern Mexico); individuals that breed in central and southern U.S. move a few hundred miles or not at all.

Map data are provided by NatureServe in collaboration with Robert Ridgely, James Zook, The Nature Conservancy - Migratory Bird Program, Conservation International - CABS, World Wildlife Fund - US, and Environment Canada - WILDSPACE.

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Pigeons and Doves(Order: Columbiformes, Family: Columbidae)

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Common Ground Dove

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