Zenaida doves
| Zenaida doves | |
|---|---|
| Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) | |
| Call of a mourning dove | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Subfamily: | Columbinae |
| Genus: | Zenaida Bonaparte, 1838 |
| Type species | |
| Zenaida amabilis Bonaparte, 1838 | |
| Species | |
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The zenaida doves make up a small genus (Zenaida) of American doves in the family Columbidae.
The genus was introduced in 1838 by French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte. The name commemorates his wife, Zénaïde Laetitia Julie Bonaparte, niece of Napoleon Bonaparte. The type species is the Zenaida dove, Zenaida aurita. It is the national bird of Anguilla.