Zenaida Dove – Zenaida aurita zenaida

Zenaida aurita zenaida is a subspecies of Zenaida Dove endemic to the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas in the Caribbean Sea.

This particular ruddy-brown bird with purplish spots, known locally as the Pea Dove, came down to drink at a puddle which the hotel gardener kindly refilled for me each day with a hosepipe at Negril, a beach resort town on the west coast of Jamaica.

Posted by Roger Wasley on 2021-01-03 17:06:08

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