© 2008 - Walter Bauer, San Antonio, Texas
Field Marks: 6.5". This is the smallest dove in North America. It is sparrow sized but plumper. Head and breast is distinctly scalloped. It's tail is short and fan-shaped.
Voice: Soft repeated woo-ooo
Range: S. California east across southernmost states to Florida and north along Atlantic Coast to N. Carolina.
Texas: This one was seen at Quinta Mazatlan that is located in McAllen, Texas (January 2008)
Habitat: Found in mostly open habitats that includes developed areas.