Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderColumbiformes
FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
GenusZenaida (Zenaida Doves)
SpeciesZenaida macroura (Mourning Dove)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Tenorio Volcano National Park

1 Verified records at Tenorio Volcano National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) is a member of the dove family, Columbidae. The bird is also known as the American mourning dove, the rain dove, and colloquially as the turtle dove, and it was once known as the Carolina pigeon and Carolina turtledove. It is one of the most abundant and widespread North American birds and a popular gamebird, with more than 20 million birds (up to 70 million in some years) shot annually in the U.S., both for sport and meat. Its ability to sustain its population under such pressure is due to its prolific breeding; in warm areas, one pair may raise up to six broods of two young each in a single year. The wings make an unusual whistling sound upon take-off and landing, a form of sonation. The bird is a strong flier, capable of speeds up to 88 km/h (55 mph). Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Tenorio Volcano National Park

Zenaida asiatica

Leptotila verreauxi

Patagioenas flavirostris

30–40% · Possible

Patagioenas nigrirostris

Leptotila cassinii

Columbina talpacoti

Zentrygon lawrencii

Patagioenas fasciata

Geotrygon violacea

Columbina inca

Patagioenas cayennensis

<5% · Rare

Leptotrygon veraguensis

<5% · Rare

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Mourning Dove at Tenorio Volcano National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	80–90%
2	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	70–80%
3	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	60–70%
4	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
5	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
6	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
7	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	40–50%
8	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
9	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
10	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
11	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
12	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	20–30%
13	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
14	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
15	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
16	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
17	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
18	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
19	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	10–20%
20	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
21	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
22	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
23	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
24	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
25	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
26	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
27	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
28	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
29	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
30	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
31	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
32	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
33	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
34	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
35	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
36	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
37	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	<5%
38	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
39	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	<5%
40	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
41	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
42	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
43	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
44	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
45	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
46	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
47	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
48	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
49	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
50	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
51	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
52	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
53	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
54	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
55	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
56	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
57	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
58	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
59	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
60	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
61	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
62	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
63	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
64	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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Mourning Dove

Closest Relatives at Tenorio Volcano National Park

White-winged Dove

White-tipped Dove

Red-billed Pigeon

Short-billed Pigeon

Gray-chested Dove

Ruddy Ground-Dove

Purplish-backed Quail-Dove

Band-tailed Pigeon

Violaceous Quail-Dove

Inca Dove

Pale-vented Pigeon

Olive-backed Quail-Dove

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found