# White-winged dove (*Zenaida asiatica*)

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Data as of: 2026-11-13

The white-winged dove (Zenaida asiatica) is a bird in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes, also called the American white-winged dove. It is a granivore and a herbivore, and its habitat is shrubland. Adults typically weigh about 153 g, placing it in the small size class, and its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern (LC).

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 153 g |
| Length | 29 cm |
| Wingspan | 48 cm – 58 cm |
| Lifespan | 21.8 years |
| Diet | Granivore |
| Longest recorded lifespan | 25 years |
| Main food | seeds |
| Habitat | shrubland |
| Egg incubation | 13.3 days |
| Young per litter or clutch | 2 |
| Age at maturity | 12 months |
| Litters or clutches a year | 2 |
| Reproduction | Eggs |
| Lifestyle | Generalist |
| Migration | Sedentary |
| Conservation status | Least Concern (IUCN) |
| Countries on record | Not recorded |

## Introduced range

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists it as introduced in 2 countries. Introduced: Caribbean Netherlands, Sint Maarten. Source: https://griis.org/ (CC BY 4.0).

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Aves
- order: Columbiformes
- family: Columbidae
- genus: Zenaida
- species: *Zenaida asiatica* (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms: *Columba asiatica*

## Common questions

### How much does a white-winged dove weigh?

Adults typically weigh about 153 g. The sheet places it in the small size class.

### What does the white-winged dove eat?

It is a granivore, and its trophic level is herbivore.

### Is the white-winged dove endangered?

No. Its global IUCN Red List category is Least Concern (LC), which is not a threatened category.

### How long does a white-winged dove live?

Its lifespan is typically 22 years, with a highest recorded value of up to 25 years.

### Who named Zenaida asiatica?

The scientific name Zenaida asiatica carries the authority (Linnaeus, 1758).

### Is the white-winged dove an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the white-winged dove as introduced in 2 countries: Caribbean Netherlands and Sint Maarten, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

## Sources

- [An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1), CC0 1.0, E096-269. Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1
- [AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7), CC BY 4.0, v7. Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7
- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
- [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org), per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed), 2026-11-11. Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence).
- [Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (GRIIS)](https://griis.org/), CC BY 4.0, 2026-11-13. Pagad, S., Genovesi, P., Carnevali, L., Schigel, D. & McGeoch, M.A. (2018) Introducing the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species. Scientific Data 5: 170202. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.202. Country checklists published through GBIF by the IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group.
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0, 2026-11-11. Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
- [Wikipedia (English)](https://en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 4.0, 2026-11-11. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).

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