I have had to opportunity lately to spend more time than I wish watching the
White-winged Doves in the backyard – Thank you covid-19. Most the time I just
say, Yep a white-wing and move on. I notice that some are larger and darker
than the others. The rusty brown overtones on their wings does not stop
mid-wing like the others and darkens their whole wing. An internet search of
subspecies revealed that there are 12 subspecies but just two in the Us – the
Eastern and Western or Desert White-winged Dove, both widespread. But the
information I found did not provide information about any differences, granted
they are faint and require lots of viewing together for comparison. Having
nothing else to look at, I spent time looking closely.
Has anyone else noticed these differences? Maybe it is just a change due to
the time of year (breeding)? Or is ts sex differences? Has anyone else
noticed this??
Thanks
gwj
Greg W. Joiner, Ph.D.
Clinical and Forensic Psychology
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