West Peruvian dove

Weight

153 g – 209.2 gsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

21.8 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Granivoresrc for Diet

Longest recorded lifespan

25 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

shrublandsrc for Habitat

Egg incubation

13.3 dayssrc for Egg incubation

Young per litter or clutch

2src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

12 monthssrc for Age at maturity

Litters or clutches a year

2src for Litters or clutches a year

Lifestyle

Generalistsrc for Lifestyle

Migration

Sedentarysrc for Migration

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The west peruvian 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

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classAves
4. orderColumbiformes
5. familyColumbidae
6. genusZenaida
7. SpeciesZenaida meloda (Tschudi, 1843)

Synonyms Columba meloda, Zenaida asiatica meloda

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Mourning dove

Zenaida macroura

Columbidae

NT, Near Threatened

G

Galápagos dove

Zenaida galapagoensis

ColumbidaeNo free photo yet

LC, Least Concern

Eared dove

Zenaida auriculata

Columbidae

EW, Extinct in the Wild

Socorro dove

Zenaida graysoni

Columbidae

LC, Least Concern

White-winged dove

Zenaida asiatica

Columbidae

LC, Least Concern

Zenaida dove

Zenaida aurita

Columbidae

CompareWest Peruvian dove vs Mourning doveWest Peruvian dove vs Galápagos doveWest Peruvian dove vs Eared doveWest Peruvian dove vs Socorro dove

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@misc{west_peruvian_dove_2026,
  title = {West Peruvian dove (Zenaida meloda)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/west-peruvian-dove},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}