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According to the National Audubon Society, mourning doves usually fly south in the fall and winter. If ... They are also known as turtle doves in some regions, per iNaturalist.

There is also a naturally occurring cream-colored variant, and this species is known to hybridize with the ringed turtle-dove, so plumage variation will occur. The tail is fairly long and blunt-ended.