Polytypic. Length 11". A little larger than the mourning dove; generally brownish gray above and a paler gray below; white ends on the greater coverts form prominent patches on the wings ...

Nicks explains the white-winged dove in the song represents the spirit leaving the body at the time of death and finding peace. Next, learn about mourning dove eggs and baby mourning doves.

Baby White-necked jacobins (Florisuga mellivora) in Panama seem to pretend to be a fuzzy and dangerous caterpillar. The findings are detailed in a study published March 17 in the journal Ecology.