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White-winged Dove

Zenaida asiatica

Lives in Florida all year and nests here. Found in 58 of 67 counties, across 11 habitats.

Here
All year
Nesting
Nests here
Range
58 of 67 counties
Habitats
11

At a glance

Group
Birds
Here
All year
Nesting
Nests here
Range
58 of 67 counties
Habitats
11
Habitat models
Summer, Winter

Where it lives

The places its habitat model includes. It is not found everywhere a habitat occurs.

Habitats in Florida 11

Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

1 of 11

Coastal Plain hammocks

In the Jungle, Florida
SummerWinterSouth Florida Hardwood Hammock; Southern Coastal Plain Oak Dome and Hammock; Southern Coastal Plain Hydric HammockWinslow Homer, In the Jungle, Florida (1904): cabbage palms, saw palmetto and fallen trunks in a dense, shady hammock, with a wildcat in the branches. Regional view: the painting does not name the exact site. Florida (Winslow Homer, In the Jungle, Florida, 1904)In the Jungle, Florida, Winslow Homer, 1904. Public domain. Source record.

Pine flatwoods

Georgia Pines
SummerSouth Florida Pine Flatwoods; Central Florida Pine FlatwoodsGeorge Inness, Georgia Pines (1890): tall, straight pines over an open, grassy floor in a south Georgia pine woods. Regional view: the painting does not name the exact site. Shown: Georgia pine woods (George Inness, 1890; site not named), a neighboring state.Georgia Pines, George Inness (1825-1894), 1890. Public domain. Source record.

Swamps

Florida, Sunset on the Ocklawaha
WinterSouthern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Cypress DomeFlorida, Sunset on the Ocklawaha (1899): a dark swamp-lined river at sunset, with cypress and hardwoods crowding both banks. Ocklawaha River, FloridaFlorida, Sunset on the Ocklawaha, Detroit Photographic Co. (chromolithograph), 1899. Public domain. Source record.

Dry forests and woodlands

Forests and open woodlands on dry ridges and slopes, often oak or pine.

WinterSouthern Coastal Plain Dry Upland Hardwood Forest

Floodplain and bottomland forests

Forests on low ground beside rivers and streams that flood from time to time.

SummerWinterAtlantic Coastal Plain Blackwater Stream Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier; Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Blackwater River Floodplain Forest; Southern Coastal Plain Blackwater River Floodplain Forest

Florida scrub

Evergreen scrub oaks, sand pine and rosemary on deep, white, drought-prone sand ridges, burned rarely but intensely; distinct from the longleaf and turkey oak sandhills.

SummerWinter

Forest edges and thickets

Borders of forests, clearings and shrubby thickets.

WinterDisturbed/Successional - Shrub Regeneration; Successional Shrub/Scrub (Other); Harvested Forest - Shrub Regeneration

Mangrove swamps

Tidal forests and thickets of red, black and white mangrove along sheltered tropical and subtropical shores.

Summer

Moist forests

Forests on moist but not wet ground, such as rich slopes and ravines.

WinterEast Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Mesic Slope Forest

Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground

Ground opened by people: roadsides, old fields, pastures, fencerows and lots.

SummerWinterDeveloped, Open Space; Cultivated Cropland; Disturbed/Successional - Grass/Forb Regeneration; Utility Swath - Herbaceous; Ruderal Upland - Old Field

Tree plantations and managed pine

Planted or intensively managed stands of pine or hardwoods grown for timber; a land use rather than a natural community.

SummerWinterDeciduous Plantation; Managed Tree Plantation
Other habitats in its models (59)

Land cover, or classes with no habitat page in Florida. Those recorded in Florida first, the rest by region.

In Florida 2

  • South Florida Dwarf Cypress Savanna Summer.
  • South Florida Pine Rockland Summer.
Elsewhere in the South (31)
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Brownwater Stream Floodplain Forest Summer and winter.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Dry and Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Winter.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Mesic Hardwood and Mixed Forest Winter.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Brownwater River Floodplain Forest Summer and winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Limestone Forest Winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Dry Upland Hardwood Forest Winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Bluff Forest Winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Mesic Hardwood Forest Winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Loess Bluff Forest Winter.
  • East-Central Texas Plains Floodplain Forest Winter.
  • East-Central Texas Plains Post Oak Savanna and Woodland Winter.
  • East-Central Texas Plains Riparian Forest Winter.
  • Edwards Plateau Limestone Savanna and Woodland Winter.
  • Edwards Plateau Limestone Shrubland Winter.
  • Lower Mississippi River Dune Woodland and Forest Winter.
  • Mississippi River Low Floodplain (Bottomland) Forest Winter.
  • Mississippi River Riparian Forest Winter.
  • Red River Large Floodplain Forest Winter.
  • South-Central Interior Large Floodplain Winter.
  • South-Central Interior Small Stream and Riparian Winter.
  • Southern Interior Low Plateau Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Winter.
  • Southern Piedmont Mesic Forest Winter.
  • Tamaulipan Calcareous Thornscrub Winter.
  • Tamaulipan Mixed Deciduous Thornscrub Winter.
  • West Gulf Coastal Plain Chenier and Upper Texas Coastal Fringe Forest and Woodland Winter.
  • West Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest Winter.
  • West Gulf Coastal Plain Mesic Hardwood Forest Winter.
  • West Gulf Coastal Plain Pine-Hardwood Flatwoods Winter.
  • West Gulf Coastal Plain Pine-Hardwood Forest Winter.
  • West Gulf Coastal Plain Sandhill Oak and Shortleaf Pine Forest and Woodland Winter.
  • Western Great Plains Mesquite Woodland and Shrubland Winter.
Midwest (1)
  • Western Great Plains Dry Bur Oak Forest and Woodland Winter.
Land cover and other classes (25)
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Fall-line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland - Offsite Hardwood Modifier Winter.
  • Developed, Low Intensity Summer and winter.
  • Developed, Medium Intensity Summer and winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Black Belt Calcareous Prairie and Woodland - Woodland Modifier Winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest - Hardwood Modifier Winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest - Mixed Modifier Winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland - Offsite Hardwood Modifier Winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Jackson Plain Dry Flatwoods - Open Understory Modifier Winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Plain Oak-Hickory Upland - Hardwood Modifier Winter.
  • Eastern Great Plains Floodplain Systems Winter.
  • Florida Longleaf Pine Sandhill - Scrub/Shrub Understory Modifier Summer.
  • Introduced Upland Vegetation - Annual Grassland Summer and winter.
  • Introduced Upland Vegetation - Forbland Summer and winter.
  • Introduced Upland Vegetation - Perennial Grassland Summer and winter.
  • Introduced Upland Vegetation - Perennial Grassland and Forbland Summer and winter.
  • Introduced Upland Vegetation - Shrub Winter.
  • Mississippi River Floodplain and Riparian Forest Winter.
  • Orchards Vineyards and Other High Structure Agriculture Summer and winter.
  • South-Central Interior Large Floodplain - Forest Modifier Winter.
  • South-Central Interior Large Floodplain - Herbaceous Modifier Winter.
  • Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Hardwood Modifier Winter.
  • Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Mixed Modifier Winter.
  • Tamaulipan Mesquite Upland Scrub Winter.
  • Tamaulipan Riparian Systems Winter.
  • Western Great Plains Floodplain Systems Winter.

All habitats

Seasons in Florida

  • Year-round: nests here, in 33 of 67 counties.
  • Winter: does not nest here, in 30 of 67 counties.

Food plants

Diet records by plant genus, from studies across North America. Not a record from this state. Plants matched by genus.

Native plants in these genera 146

Plant genera in its diet records (55)
  • Urochloa 90 diet records. 2 native plants in Florida
  • Sorghum Seeds. 89 diet records. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Croton 80 diet records. 9 native plants in Florida
  • Helianthus Seeds. 69 diet records. 14 native plants in Florida
  • Zea Seeds. 52 diet records. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Rivina 26 diet records. 1 native plant in Florida
  • Cucumis 18 diet records. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Carnegiea Flowers and seeds. 17 diet records. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Argemone 14 diet records. 2 native plants in Florida
  • Celtis 14 diet records. 3 native plants in Florida
  • Fouquieria 14 diet records. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Zanthoxylum 14 diet records. 5 native plants in Florida
  • Hordeum Seeds. 12 diet records. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Jatropha 10 diet records. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Nicotiana 10 diet records. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Quercus 10 diet records. 43 native plants in Florida
  • Lycium 8 diet records. 1 native plant in Florida
  • Condalia 7 diet records. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Malva 7 diet records. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Chilopsis 6 diet records. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Dodonaea 6 diet records. 2 native plants in Florida
  • Rapistrum 6 diet records. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Rhamnus 6 diet records. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Vitis 6 diet records. 6 native plants in Florida
  • Amyris 4 diet records. 2 native plants in Florida
  • Bursera 4 diet records. 1 native plant in Florida
  • Carthamus Seeds. 4 diet records. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Citrus 4 diet records. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Cnidoscolus 4 diet records. 1 native plant in Florida
  • Kallstroemia 4 diet records. 1 native plant in Florida
  • Larrea 4 diet records. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Sebastiania 4 diet records. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Senegalia 4 diet records. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Sideroxylon 4 diet records. 10 native plants in Florida
  • Triticum 4 diet records. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Vachellia 4 diet records. 5 native plants in Florida
  • Acmispon 2 diet records. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Agave 2 diet records. 1 native plant in Florida
  • Amaranthus 2 diet records. 3 native plants in Florida
  • Bignonia 2 diet records. 1 native plant in Florida
  • Capparis 2 diet records. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Cenchrus 2 diet records. 6 native plants in Florida
  • Commelina 2 diet records. 2 native plants in Florida
  • Mirabilis 2 diet records. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Morus 2 diet records. 1 native plant in Florida
  • Parkinsonia 2 diet records. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Populus 2 diet records. 2 native plants in Florida
  • Prosopis 2 diet records. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Rhynchosia 2 diet records. 10 native plants in Florida
  • Sesbania 2 diet records. 3 native plants in Florida
  • Simmondsia 2 diet records. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Solanum 2 diet records. 8 native plants in Florida
  • Stenocereus 2 diet records. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Ziziphus 2 diet records. 0 native plants in Florida
  • Phalaris Seeds. 1 diet record. 1 native plant in Florida

Avian Diet Database (Hurlbert Lab), CC0 1.0.

Also found in its main habitats

Its main habitats in Florida, by how much of its habitat model each one is, with the birds most characteristic of each and the plants that grow wild there. Shared habitat, not food.

Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground

Birds 116

Plants 1524

All of roadsides, fields and disturbed ground in Florida

Floodplain and bottomland forests

Birds 75

Plants 286

All of floodplain and bottomland forests in Florida

Coastal Plain hammocks

Birds 70

Plants 554

All of coastal plain hammocks in Florida

USGS Gap Analysis Project habitat models.

Sources