Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis

Identification Tips:

• Length: 11 inches
• Gray head
• Black nape with white spots
• Brown upperparts
• Pinkish-brown underparts
• Long, pointed tail
• Sexes similar
• Range restricted to southern California

Similar species:

Mourning Dove lacks the spotted nape.

Length and wingspan from: Robbins, C.S., Bruun, B., Zim, H.S., (1966). Birds of North America. New York: Western Publishing Company, Inc.