---
title: "Peruaanse treurduif"
description: "Zenaida meloda — Vogels. The West Peruvian dove or Pacific dove (Zenaida meloda), known locally as tórtola melódica or cuculí, is a species of dove in the genus Zenaida found on the South American Pacific coast."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/west-peruvian-dove
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Peruaanse treurduif

> Zenaida meloda — Vogels. The West Peruvian dove or Pacific dove (Zenaida meloda), known locally as tórtola melódica or cuculí, is a species of dove in the genus Zenaida found on the South American Pacific coast.

- Scientific name: *Zenaida meloda*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 5104
- Wikidata: [Q286200](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q286200)
- iNaturalist taxon: [3469](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/3469)

## Names

- en: West Peruvian Dove
- de: Perutaube
- es: Paloma peruana
- fr: Tourterelle côtière
- nl: Peruaanse treurduif
- pl: Gołębiak szarosterny

## Countries with the most observations

PE (3684), CL (785), EC (202), AR (168)

## Summary

The West Peruvian dove or Pacific dove (Zenaida meloda), known locally as tórtola melódica or cuculí, is a species of dove in the genus Zenaida found on the South American Pacific coast.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Peruvian_dove

## Photo

![Peruaanse treurduif](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/west-peruvian-dove/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tiago Lubiana · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/250723150

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/west-peruvian-dove?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).