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title: "Antilliaanse treurduif"
description: "Zenaida aurita — Vogels. The Zenaida dove (Zenaida aurita) is the type species of the genus Zenaida, member of the bird family Columbidae, which includes doves and pigeons."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/zenaida-dove
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Antilliaanse treurduif

> Zenaida aurita — Vogels. The Zenaida dove (Zenaida aurita) is the type species of the genus Zenaida, member of the bird family Columbidae, which includes doves and pigeons.

- Scientific name: *Zenaida aurita*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 6241
- Wikidata: [Q968434](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q968434)
- iNaturalist taxon: [3465](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/3465)

## Names

- en: Zenaida Dove
- de: Liebestaube
- es: Huilota Caribeña
- fr: Tourterelle à queue carrée
- nl: Antilliaanse treurduif
- pl: Gołębiak cynamonowy

## Countries with the most observations

PR (2058), MQ (476), VI (396), BB (343), JM (289), GP (279), MX (274), LC (248), SX (218), KN (153), AG (151), CU (138)

## Summary

The Zenaida dove (Zenaida aurita) is the type species of the genus Zenaida, member of the bird family Columbidae, which includes doves and pigeons. Its range is found throughout the Caribbean islands, and along the northern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. It is the national bird of Anguilla.

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

## Photo

![Antilliaanse treurduif](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/zenaida-dove/medium.jpg)

Photo: alexandew2552 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/197347558

## Machine access

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