Thursday, March 21, 2024
We can ID this dove as a Zenaida Dove as follows:
- Very similar to the Mourning Dove, but is smaller and has a shorter, square-tipped tail rather than the long, pointed tail of the Mourning Dove.
- Overall grayish-brown upper parts.
- Large blue spot on side of neck.
- Black splotches on the folded wing.
- Short, black streak in back of the eye, with a longer black streak at the base of the cheek.
The Zenaida Dove breeds throughout the Caribbean and the tip of the Yucatan Peninsula.
The Zenaida Dove is a new species to our eBird Photographic Life List. Our eBird Life List now stands at 1,117.
SCALY-NAPED PIGEON, ROMNEY MANOR, OLD ROAD TOWN, ST KITTS, ST KITTS & NEVIS, 3/12/2024 - NEW SPECIES TO OUR LIFE LIST
We can ID this pigeon as a Scaly-naped Pigeon as follows:
- Red eye broadly framed by orange-peach orbital skin.
- Large size.
- Pink legs.
- Two-toned bill: purple at the base and a cream tip.
- Darkish overall with scally nape and neck sides.
The Scaly-necked Pigeon is found in most islands of the Caribbean, except Jamaica and the Bahamas. It is a very rare vagrant to Florida.
The Scaly-necked Pigeon is a new species to our eBird Photographic Life List. Our eBird Life List now stands at 1,116.
ROMNEY MANOR, OLD ROAD TOWN, ST KITTS, ST KITTS & NEVIS, 3/12/2024
The original owner of Romney Manor, Sam Jefferson was the great, great, grandfather of Thomas Jefferson.
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