West Peruvian dove

{{short description|Species of bird}}

{{speciesbox

| name = West Peruvian dove

| image = Zenaida meloda -Lima, Peru-8.jpg

| image_caption=In Lima, Peru

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=Zenaida meloda |volume=2016 |page=e.T22733372A95058517 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22733372A95058517.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| genus = Zenaida

| species = meloda

| authority = (Tschudi, 1843)

| range_map = Zenaida meloda map.svg

}}

The West Peruvian dove or Pacific dove (Zenaida meloda) is a species of dove in the genus Zenaida.{{cite journal|author1=Johnson, Kevin P. |author2=Clayton, Dale H. |name-list-style=amp |year=2000|title=A Molecular Phylogeny of the Dove Genus Zenaida: Mitochondrial and Nuclear DNA sequences|journal=Condor|volume=102|issue=4|pages=864–870|url=http://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/condor/v102n04/p0864-p0870.pdf|doi=10.1650/0010-5422(2000)102[0864:ampotd]2.0.co;2}}

{{Phylogeny/Zenaida}}

Description

The West Peruvian dove has prominent white bands on its wings and wide tails corners,{{clarify|date=November 2024}} also white. Its eyes have violet-blue rings.{{cite web |title=West Peruvian Dove |url=https://ebird.org/species/wepdov1 |website=eBird |access-date=1 November 2022 |language=en}}

Distribution and habitat

Z. meloda can be found in desert lowlands and foothills in many open and semi-open habitats. These include streets, gardens, farms, and palm oases.

Gallery

Image:West Peruvian Dove RWD2.jpg

SecondtoDeath.jpg|Secondary feathers of the West Peruvian dove

Zenaida meloda.jpg

References