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Eared dove

Zenaida auriculata (des Murs, 1847)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The eared dove (Zenaida auriculata) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh 95 g to 112 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Eared dove (Zenaida auriculata)
Photo: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the eared dove

Weight
95 g – 112 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
47 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
human_modifiedsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
14 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the eared dove?

EARED DOVE · WINGSPAN 47 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 47 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the eared dove is about 28% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the eared dove live?

Not recorded

What is the eared dove?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The eared dove (Zenaida auriculata) is a New World dove. It is a resident breeder throughout South America from Colombia to southern Argentina and Chile, and on the offshore islands from the Grenadines southwards. It may be a relatively recent colonist of Tobago and Trinidad. It appears to be partially migratory, its movements driven by food supplies.

It is a close relative of the North American mourning dove. With that species, the Socorro dove, and possibly the Galápagos dove, it forms a superspecies. The latter two are insular offshoots, the Socorro birds from ancestral mourning doves, and the Galápagos ones from more ancient stock.

From the Wikipedia article “Eared dove” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eared_dove&oldid=1379679419), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the eared dove endangered?

The eared dove is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the eared dove classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderColumbiformes
  5. familyColumbidae
  6. genusZenaida
  7. SpeciesZenaida auriculata (des Murs, 1847)

Synonyms Peristera auriculata, Zenaidura auriculata

Other names and names in other languages (49)
  • Violet-eared doveEnglish
  • يمام ذو الأذنينArabic
  • MaykoñoMapuche
  • tórtora orelludaCatalan
  • hrdlička černoucháCzech
  • turtur glustiogWelsh
  • ØrepletdueDanish
  • OhrflecktaubeGerman
  • OrelturtoEsperanto
  • orela plorkolomboEsperanto
  • AbuelitaSpanish
  • Paloma TorcazaSpanish
  • Palomita monteraSpanish
  • TorcazaSpanish
  • Torcaza comúnSpanish
  • Torcaza nagüiblancaSpanish
  • TórtolaSpanish
  • Tórtola comúnSpanish
  • Tórtola OrejudaSpanish
  • Zenaida torcazaSpanish
  • lõuna-ruugetuviEstonian
  • täpläkorvakyyhkyFinnish
  • Zénaïde oreillardeFrench
  • Tourterelle oreillardeFrench
  • fülfoltos gerleHungarian
  • Tortora orecchiutaItalian
  • ミミグロバトJapanese
  • ausytoji zenaidaLithuanian
  • Geoorde TreurduifDutch
  • øredueNorwegian
  • PatrushiPapiamento
  • BlaudeifiPapiamento
  • Blaudeifi di AñaPapiamento
  • BuladeifiPapiamento
  • Buladeifi di AñaPapiamento
  • gołębiak plamouchyPolish
  • avoantePortuguese
  • ArribaçãPortuguese
  • Pomba-de-bandoPortuguese
  • rola-de-ouvidosPortuguese
  • Waylla urpiQuechua
  • Ушастая горлицаRussian
  • nachovka čiernoslucháSlovak
  • Južnoamerička gugutkaSerbian
  • öronduvaSwedish
  • Küpeli KumruTurkish
  • зенаїда південнаUkrainian
  • 斑頰哀鴿Chinese
  • 斑颊哀鸽Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the eared dove

Other species in the same genus Zenaida.

NT, Near Threatened

Galápagos dove

Zenaida galapagoensis

ColumbidaeNo free photo yet

EW, Extinct in the Wild
Socorro dove (Zenaida graysoni)

Socorro dove

Zenaida graysoni

Columbidae

CompareEared dove vs Mourning doveEared dove vs Galápagos doveEared dove vs Socorro doveEared dove vs White-winged dove

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the eared dove?

An adult eared dove weighs 95 g – 112 g and has a wingspan of 47 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the eared dove endangered?

The eared dove is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the eared dove?

The eared dove (Zenaida auriculata) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{eared_dove_2026,
  title = {Eared dove (Zenaida auriculata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/eared-dove},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}