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Migration. Resident or irregular, short-distance migrant. Populations in the southern U.S. mostly stay put in the winter, but some make movements following the breeding season—not just toward the south, but also eastward and westward toward the coasts, or even northward. Some move as far south as Central America.
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica Related to the Mourning Dove, but a larger and bulkier bird, the White-wing is mainly a summer resident in the southwestern states.
28 paź 2024 · Birds usually begin to migrate 30 to 45 minutes after sunset, with the greatest number in flight two to three hours later. Flight direction and speed Birds tend to migrate southward in autumn, but seasonal timing, weather, and geography alter their flight directions and speeds.
See real-time analysis maps of intensities of actual nocturnal bird migration, as detected by the US weather surveillance radar network between local sunset to sunrise. Cornell Lab of Ornithology currently produces these maps.
The white-winged dove (Zenaida asiatica) is a dove whose native range extends from the Southwestern United States through Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. They are large for doves, and can be distinguished from similar doves by the distinctive white edge on their wings.
Originally a bird of desert thickets, the White-winged Dove has become a common sight in cities and towns across the southern U.S. When perched, this bird’s unspotted brown upperparts and neat white crescents along the wing distinguish it from the ubiquitous Mourning Dove.
7 sty 2022 · Provides identification tips and range maps for dove and pigeon species in the Migratory Bird Hunter/Harvest Survey. Species included: mourning dove, white-winged dove, band-tailed pigeon, and European collared‐dove.
