Adult Description Size: 11.5” Plumage/Description: Male and female plumage similar. A large dove species, larger than Mourning Dove. In flight large patch of white visible on upper wing, tip of tail outlined with white feathers. When at rest the entire wing has a...
Adults Description Size: 5.5” Plumage/Description: Male and female plumage similar. In flight the one characteristic that makes identifying this species fairly easy is the pale Rufous/buffy color on the rump. Dark head, short dark tail and long dark wings which...
Adult Description Size: 16” Plumage/Description: Males and females are similar in plumage, adult males tend to be more white on the breast, females more of a buffy-orange color on the breast. Both sexes have a large, white heart-shaped face, with a rounded-head,...
Male Female Description Size: 4” Plumage / Description: Male have a deep magenta-red iridescent color that encompasses the whole head, both above and below the beak. The back is green, the flanks have a wash of a lighter green color. Female’s are green on the back,...
Male Female Juvenile Description Size: 10” Plumage/Description: Male plumage is a brightly orange/red colored breast and belly, with gray wings, back, tail. Head is dark with small white streaking on the throat, and a broken eye-ring. Female plumage similar to...
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