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
| 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
Gallery
Image:West Peruvian Dove RWD2.jpg
SecondtoDeath.jpg|Secondary feathers of the West Peruvian dove
Zenaida meloda.jpg