Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Socorro Dove (Zenaida graysoni), recorded as Extinct in the Wild
Socorro Dove (Zenaida graysoni). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Extinct in the Wild

Socorro Dove

Zenaida graysoni

The Socorro dove or Grayson's dove is a dove species that is extinct in the wild.

Status
Extinct in the Wild
Scientific name
Zenaida graysoni
Taxonomy
Aves · Columbiformes · Columbidae · Zenaida

Appearance

In overall color pattern, it agrees with its relatives. It is considered to be a stronger-colored insular representative of the mourning dove. The nape is blue-grey and the neck has an iridescent pink patch, most prominent after moult.

It is 26.5–34 cm (10.4–13.4 in) long and weighs 190 g (6.7 oz) on average.

Range and habitat

It was endemic to Socorro Island in the Revillagigedo Islands off the west coast of Mexico. The last sighting in its natural habitat was in 1972 and it survives only in captivity.

A reintroduction program is being prepared.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Breeding

When Andrew Jackson Grayson discussed the species, he called it the "solitary dove" because he never saw more than one male and one female together. It may be that this coincided with the peak of the breeding season, when many birds had dependent young and dispersed widely to gather more varied food.

In captivity, it hybridizes with the former and almost all privately owned birds as well as several of the captive breeding program birds are known or strongly suspected to be hybrids.

In crisis

Socorro Dove is Extinct in the Wild on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Socorro Dove, Wikidata item Q601538. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Socorro Dove?
The Socorro dove or Grayson's dove is a dove species that is extinct in the wild. It was endemic to Socorro Island in the Revillagigedo Islands off the west coast of Mexico.
What is the conservation status of Socorro Dove?
Extinct in the Wild, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Zenaida graysoni. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Socorro Dove live?
It was endemic to Socorro Island in the Revillagigedo Islands off the west coast of Mexico.
Why is Socorro Dove in crisis?
The Socorro dove or Grayson's dove is a dove species that is extinct in the wild.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Zenaida graysoni?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Socorro Dove a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.