Animal
Mourning dove
Zenaida macroura
A slender, soft-grey dove whose mournful cooing call is one of the most-familiar birdsongs across North America — and one of the most-common birds in the eastern U.S. by population, with an estimated 350 million individuals. Year-round resident across Staten Island, especially in residential yards, parks, and any open ground where seed is available. Often the first bird heard at dawn on a residential block.
Scientific
Zenaida macroura is a 4 oz dove with a small head and long pointed tail. Almost exclusively granivorous — seeds form 99% of diet. Pairs are monogamous within breeding seasons; can produce 2–6 broods per year. One of the most-hunted game birds in North America (~20 million harvested annually) yet remains one of the most-abundant species in the eastern U.S.
On Staten Island
Year-round, borough-wide. Common in residential yards, parks, parking-lot edges, any open habitat where seeds are accessible. The cooing dawn call is among the borough’s most-familiar background sounds.
See also
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Sources
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology eBird and species accounts
- USFWS migratory game-bird population status reports
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