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| Zenaida auriculata |
(Des Murs, 1847) |
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Family: Columbidae |
Order: Columbiformes |
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Eared dove |
Tourterelle oreillarde |
Zenaida torcaza |
Ohrflecktaube |
At intervals of 2-3 years, appears in compact flocks of 1000's in NE Brazil ( Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte)
in Apr - Jun. Nomadic in Argentina. Nesting locations may be used as a post-breeding roost from where birds
disperse in search of food; birds have been seen to return to traditional roosting sites even after the trees had
been felled, when they may roost on ground or in low shrubs. On Trinidad and Tobago, may gather in post-
breeding flocks of 50 - 100 individuals. Has recently colonised St Lucia, St Vincent and Barbados, with 2
records from Martinique. Occasionally turns up in Falkland Is and on Staten I. (del Hoyo J, Elliott
A, Sargatal J (eds), 1997)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1997) - www.hbw.com,
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |