Habitat:

• Dry and desert areas of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, including suburban areas.
• Diet consists of seeds, acorns and cactus fruit.

Notes:

• Similar to mourning dove, but has a rounded tail and distinctive white wing patches in flight.
• Voice is a mournful “who cooks for you?”
• Feeds on the ground or clings to plants.
• Normally feeds at dawn and dusk near water.
• Shallow nests are built on horizontal branches of trees and shrubs, toward the interior of woodlands if available.

Be sure to check local regulations for hunting or trapping information on this species.