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Birdsong field guide

Socorro Dove

Zenaida graysoni

The Socorro Dove is a medium-sized, cinnamon-colored columbid that is currently classified as Extinct in the Wild.

What it sounds like

A mournful, multi-syllabic cooing, similar to a Mourning Dove but noticeably deeper and slower in tempo.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Field notes

The species vanished from its native range in the 1970s due to predation by feral cats and habitat destruction by sheep.
It is more closely related to the Mourning Dove but possesses longer legs and a more terrestrial lifestyle.
The entire global population survives through intensive captive breeding programs in Europe and North America.
Native island birds exhibited a lack of 'predator awareness,' making them exceptionally easy to hunt by invasive species.
Reintroduction efforts are contingent upon the total eradication of invasive mammals from Socorro Island.

Habitat

Humid seasonal forests and high-elevation fern-scrub communities.

Range

Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago, Mexico (Extinct in the Wild).

Similar & commonly confused birds

Eared DoveZenaida auriculata Galapagos DoveZenaida galapagoensis Mourning DoveZenaida macroura West Peruvian DoveZenaida meloda White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica Zenaida DoveZenaida aurita

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