Mourning Dove

Wisconsin Symbol of Peace

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Mourning dove

Mourning dove photo © Richard Mousel / CritterZone: Animal - Wildlife - Nature Stock Photography (all rights reserved; used by permission)

Wisconsin's Official Symbol of Peace

Wisconsin designated the lovely mourning dove (Zenaidura macroura corolinensis linnaus) as the official state symbol of peace in 1971 (the American robin is Wisconsin's state bird).

Mourning doves make soft, coo-ing calls that sound like laments. All State Birds

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Images

Mourning dove photo by Jake Dingel / PA Game Commission Photo Library: Mourning Dove (image may be used for educational and non-commercial purposes with attribution).

Mourning dove

Videos

Mourning Dove