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Emily Imhoff

California, KY, United States

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This unusually-colored mourning dove was hanging out with a flock of ~8 normal-colored doves. Could it be leucistic? A hybrid of some kind?

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Light-colored Mourning Dove

This unusually-colored mourning dove was hanging out with a flock of ~8 normal-colored doves. Could it be leucistic? A hybrid of some kind?

4 replies on “Light-colored mourning dove”

Richard Stolz says:

I have several also. They have a very distinctive black marking on both sides of their neck. Tail feathers when spread are very white. Underside also very white. Do not know what they are.

Richard Stolz says:

Just found out they are called Eurasian collared doves. That is what they are. Have never seen before and now I have quite a few. Area is Carver County Minnesota.

Doris Prince says:

Just noticed these at my feeders this past week. A bit larger and lighter colored than the doves I usually have.

Annamarie O’Neill says:

I’ve had one here for the past two years with a flock of about 15+- regular mourning doves. Very pretty! (Near Peterborough,Ontario, Canada.

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