White-winged Dove

Zenaida asiatica

The white-winged dove 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. They have a blue eyering and red eyes. The plumage is brownish-gray to gray. Juveniles are duller in color and have brown eyes. The call is likened to the English phrase "who cooks for you". There are three subspecies. It was first described by George Edwards in 1743, and given its binomial name by Linnaeus in 1756. It was moved into the genus Zenaida in 1838. Source

Where it is now

In the last 8 weeks this bird was recorded 19,487 times across 34 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

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Movement and weather

Each season it is first heard regularly where daytime highs are around 28°C (typically 21 to 29°C, from 15 areas).

Over the weeks it was present in the past year, its centre in North America ranged from 21°N in January to 29°N in July, about 900 km apart.

Arrival dates

The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.

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Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.