Mourning Dove
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Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Everglades National Park
5,015 Verified records at Everglades National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ 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 →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Mourning Dove sighting in Everglades National Park, based on 5,015 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Everglades National Park

White-winged Dove
LC

White-winged Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zenaida asiatica

10–20% · With luck
Common Ground-Dove
LC Endemic

Common Ground-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Columbina passerina

20–30% · Possible
White-crowned Pigeon
NT

White-crowned Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Patagioenas leucocephala

5–10% · With luck
African Collared Dove
LC

African Collared Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Streptopelia roseogrisea

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
50–60
Apr
50–60
May
50–60
Jun
60–70
Jul
60–70
Aug
50–60
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mourning Dove in Everglades National Park?

About 43% of wildlife watchers report a Mourning Dove sighting in Everglades National Park, based on 5,015 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Mourning Dove in Everglades National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Mourning Dove in Everglades National Park in our monthly data.

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