[obol] Corvallis dove question

[Dennis P. Vroman]

Wayne and Others interested,

In regards to Mourning Dove population sizes:

ID Guide to NA Birds (Pyle 1997) list 3 Mourning Dove subspecies:

In Oregon would be Zenaida macroura spp. marginella; wing lengths (males and 
females) range from 133 - 159 mm, tails range from 117 - 163 mm.

Z.m. spp. carolinensis (would include Flordia, part at least) wing lengths 
range 131 - 152 mm, tails range from 114 - 153 mm.

Z.m. spp macroura (breeds south Flordia Islands) wing lengths range 128 - 
144 mm, tails range from 96 - 133 mm.

Could not find any thing in the CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses (Dunning, 
Jr - editor 1993) on the different subspecies of Mourning Dove.

Dennis



>
> One caviat:  Our Mourning Doves here possibly are larger than the ones in 
> Florida?
>
> Wayne Hoffman