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Socorro dove

Zenaida graysoni (Lawrence, 1871)

EWExtinct in the Wildbirds

The socorro dove (Zenaida graysoni) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh 191 g to 192 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Extinct in the Wild.

Socorro dove (Zenaida graysoni)
Photo: NasserHalaweh · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the socorro dove

Weight
192 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Extinct in the Wild (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the socorro dove live?

Not recorded

What is the socorro dove?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Socorro dove or Grayson's dove (Zenaida graysoni) is a dove species which is extinct in the wild. It was endemic to Socorro Island in the Revillagigedo Islands off the west coast of Mexico. The last sighting in its natural habitat was in 1972 and it survives only in captivity. A reintroduction program is being prepared.

It is a close relative of the mourning and eared doves, particularly the former, and was at one time considered a subspecies. In captivity, it hybridizes with the former and almost all privately owned birds as well as several of the captive breeding program birds are known or strongly suspected to be hybrids. These are excluded from the reintroduction program as there is evidence of unique adaptations in the Socorro species. The scientific name commemorates Zénaïde Laetitia Julie Bonaparte and the American ornithologist and artist Andrew Jackson Grayson.

From the Wikipedia article “Socorro dove” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Socorro_dove&oldid=1369794359), 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 socorro dove endangered?

The socorro dove is listed as Extinct in the Wild on the IUCN Red List: it survives only in captivity or outside its natural range.

  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 Extinct in the Wild species.

How is the socorro dove classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderColumbiformes
  5. familyColumbidae
  6. genusZenaida
  7. SpeciesZenaida graysoni (Lawrence, 1871)

Synonyms Zenaida macroura graysoni, Zenaidura graysoni

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • يمام سوكوروArabic
  • Colom SocorroCatalan
  • tórtora de l'illa SocorroCatalan
  • hrdlička sokorrskáCzech
  • hrdlička sokorskáCzech
  • SocorrodueDanish
  • GraysontaubeGerman
  • Grayson-TaubeGerman
  • Graysons TaubeGerman
  • SocorrotaubeGerman
  • Sokora turtoEsperanto
  • sokora plorkolomboEsperanto
  • Paloma de SocorroSpanish
  • Huilota de Isla SocorroSpanish
  • Zenaida de SocorroSpanish
  • socorro ruugetuviEstonian
  • socorronkyyhkyFinnish
  • Zénaïde de SocorroFrench
  • Tourterelle de SocorroFrench
  • sokorska gugutkaCroatian
  • socorrói gerleHungarian
  • Tortora di SocorroItalian
  • ソコロナゲキバトJapanese
  • sokorinė zenaidaLithuanian
  • SocorrotreurduifDutch
  • gołębiak kasztanowatyPolish
  • rola-de-socorroPortuguese
  • Горлица СокорроRussian
  • Сокоррская горлицаRussian
  • Сокоррский голубьRussian
  • nachovka samotárskaSlovak
  • Gugutka sa ostrva SokoroSerbian
  • socorroduvaSwedish
  • Sokorro Adası KumrusuTurkish
  • зенаїда сокорськаUkrainian
  • 索哥羅鳩Chinese
  • 索岛哀鸽Chinese
  • 索科洛哀鴿Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the socorro dove

Other species in the same genus Zenaida.

NT, Near Threatened

Galápagos dove

Zenaida galapagoensis

ColumbidaeNo free photo yet

LC, Least Concern
Eared dove (Zenaida auriculata)

Eared dove

Zenaida auriculata

Columbidae

CompareSocorro dove vs Mourning doveSocorro dove vs Galápagos doveSocorro dove vs Eared doveSocorro dove vs White-winged dove

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the socorro dove?

An adult socorro dove weighs 192 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the socorro dove endangered?

The socorro dove is listed as Extinct in the Wild on the IUCN Red List, meaning it survives only in captivity or outside its natural range.

What kind of animal is the socorro dove?

The socorro dove (Zenaida graysoni) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Socorro dove (Zenaida graysoni). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/socorro-dove

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{socorro_dove_2026,
  title = {Socorro dove (Zenaida graysoni)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/socorro-dove},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}