Home Ranges of Two Populations of Urban-Nesting White-Winged Doves (Zenaida asiatica) in Texas

Small, Michael F.; Baccus, John T.; Simpson, Thomas R.; Frisbie, Michael C.

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“…We used a goodness-of-fit chi-square test to determine whether mean landscapes in the 300-m buffer were proportionally representative of the entire area (most of the LRGV) we studied. The sampling area consisted of a 5-km buffer around the cumulative set of survey points (hereafter, the effective sample area) and was based on home range studies conducted in Texas (Small et al 2007(Small et al , 2009; Fig. 2A, B).…”

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Dove Habitat Association Based on Remotely Sensed Land Cover Types in South Texas

Collins

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Veech

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Journal of Wildlife Management

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We tested whether presence of white-winged doves (Zenaida asiatica) and mourning doves (Z. macroura) in South Texas, USA, was associated with any of the land cover types recorded in the 2001 National Land Classification Database. We used the point-transect method to conduct presence-absence surveys for both species at 236 points encompassing 744 observations. Within predefined land cover types surrounding each survey point, we used Geographic Information Systems to determine the proportions of each land cover type present. We used randomization tests to compare proportions of land cover types present at points with and without doves. We used Program DISTANCE to estimate dove densities at survey points and to test whether certain land cover types were associated with greater dove densities. Our results indicated white-winged dove occurrence in South Texas was positively associated with urban land and cropland, whereas mourning dove occurrence was positively associated with cropland. For land cover types found to be associated with dove presence, estimated density for each dove species increased as the proportion of associated land cover type increased. These results can assist wildlife biologists in the development of a more efficient and targeted protocol for censusing doves. In addition, our methods can be applied to other species across several geographic areas and landscape scales.

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Dove Habitat Association Based on Remotely Sensed Land Cover Types in South Texas

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Veech

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Journal of Wildlife Management

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“…A double nesting peak was evident for all four species. Double peaks have been reported for Eurasian-collared doves in India (Rana, 1975) and Europe (Goodwin, 1983), and for white-winged doves in Texas (Mathewson, 2002; Schwertner et al, 2002; Small et al, 2010). Small et al (2010) suggested that this was likely the result of successive breeding attempts.…”

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“…Double peaks have been reported for Eurasian-collared doves in India (Rana, 1975) and Europe (Goodwin, 1983), and for white-winged doves in Texas (Mathewson, 2002; Schwertner et al, 2002; Small et al, 2010). Small et al (2010) suggested that this was likely the result of successive breeding attempts. This may be the case for each of the columbid species examined in this study, where additional nesting attempts were made from failed first nests or multiple clutches are being produced (e.g., waves of renest initiations).…”

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Breeding Ecology of a Columbid Community Occurring in South Texas With Focus on Eurasian Collared-Doves (Streptopelia Decaocto)

Ludwick

Fedynich

Fitzsimmons

2023

The Southwestern Naturalist

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The Eurasian collared-dove (Streptopelia decaocto) has expanded its range into South Texas, bringing it into contact with native columbid species. We studied urban columbid breeding ecology at three study sites, representing five South Texas towns, in 2006 and 2007. Columbids began nesting in April and peaked in late spring, followed by a secondary nesting peak. A positive relationship occurred between nesting vegetation type and mean nest density of each columbid species but was inconsistent within and among study sites. Eurasian collared-doves also utilized human-constructed structures for nesting sites. Columbids were nonselective in choosing nest placement within trees except for Eurasian collared-doves nesting in Rio Grande ash (Fraxinus berlanderiana). White-winged doves (Zenaida asiatica) and Eurasian collared-doves tended to nest higher in trees than mourning doves (Zenaida macroura) or Inca doves (Columbina inca) where all four species co-occurred. Eurasian collared-dove, Inca dove, mourning dove, and white-winged dove productivity was 1.3 ± 0.1 (SE) fledged young/nest, 1.3 ± 0.2, 0.9 ± 0.1, and 1.1 ± <0.1, respectively. Overall, urban nesting columbids used a generalist habitat and nest site association strategy, which negated interspecific competition for available nest sites. We provide some of the first information on nesting ecology and productivity of the Eurasian collared-dove associated with native columbid species within North America.

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“…Since the 1980s, white‐winged doves have extended their breeding range northward from the LRGV (Schwertner et al 2002), and the species currently occurs throughout much of Texas (Fink et al 2020). Concurrent with this range expansion has been a shift in habitat use from rural woodlands and agricultural fields to predominantly urban areas (Small et al 1989, West et al 1993, George et al 1994, Veech et al 2011, Fitzsimmons and Frisbie 2018), and an increase in abundance to >4.5 million in Texas by 2018 (Fitzsimmons and Frisbie 2018). Moreover, a significant portion of the current population is non‐migratory (George 1991, West et al 1993, Hayslette and Hayslette 1999, Schwertner et al 2002, Small et al 2005).…”

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Using banding data to estimate primary feather molt and hatch chronology of white‐winged doves in Texas

Hall,

Mathewson,

Oldenburger

et al. 2023

Wildlife Society Bulletin

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Banding data are commonly used to estimate vital rates for migratory game bird management. We used white‐winged dove (Zenaida asiatica) banding data to estimate molt and hatch chronology in Texas. We used Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's long‐term, state‐wide banding data (71,675 banded individuals) from 1 June to 15 August 2007–2016 to investigate primary feather molt and hatching in white‐winged doves in Texas. We estimated primary feather molt and used individual recapture data to determine reliability of models predicting primary feather molt rates. For hatching, we used primary feather molt scores of captured hatch‐year doves to backdate to an estimated hatch date. Our modeling predicted mean after‐hatch‐year primary feather molt rate of 13.21 ± 0.93 days. We predicted 95% of adult white‐winged doves began molting between 7 April to 8 July and completed molt between 17 August to 17 November. Across all years, white‐winged doves hatched as early as 6 January and as late as 27 July, with 95% of all hatching occurring between 22 March and 18 June and peaking on 4 May. Primary feather molt initiation peaked 16 days after the peak of hatching, suggesting that white‐winged doves delay the onset of primary molt until reproductive activity slows. Secondary data collected during banding operations on migratory game birds may be used to understand additional life processes without the requirement to initiate additional survey efforts.

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Home Ranges of Two Populations of Urban-Nesting White-Winged Doves (Zenaida asiatica) in Texas

Cited by 4 publications

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Dove Habitat Association Based on Remotely Sensed Land Cover Types in South Texas

Dove Habitat Association Based on Remotely Sensed Land Cover Types in South Texas

Breeding Ecology of a Columbid Community Occurring in South Texas With Focus on Eurasian Collared-Doves (Streptopelia Decaocto)

Using banding data to estimate primary feather molt and hatch chronology of white‐winged doves in Texas

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