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The beautiful white-winged dove, Zenaida asiatica, happens to be one of the 14 species of doves found in North America. White-winged doves are migratory birds commonly spotted in parts of the southern U.S, Canada, and also in New Mexico typically in the Rio Grande Valley region.

These birds are often confused with the Mourning dove because of their color, but they happen to be much larger than them.

White-winged doves happen to be extremely popular amidst animal photographers because of their long and magnificent white wingspan, but their popularity isn't only restricted to the circles of animal photographers. They are extremely popular among bird hunters too and happen to be the second most shot game bird in the United States!

If you like reading bird facts like this one, be sure to not miss out on the amazing great green Macaw and Indian peafowl.

These thick-billed sparrows are one of the largest sparrows belonging to the family of Passerella widely distributed in North America. There are around 18 races of sparrows which all complied in three large groups, including the eastern birds, the southern Rocky Mountain and California-Sierra birds, and the northern Pacific coast birds and south of Washington.

Red fox sparrows are brightly colored North American birds that also resemble their subspecies the slate-colored sparrow and the sooty sparrow found at the pacific coast.

Fox sparrows are present throughout the world, the slate-colored sparrows migrate from the northeast of Washington to the Wallowa Mountains of southeast Washington. The North American sparrows breed to the east of the Rocky Mountains.

The description of the Slate-colored sparrow has a plain gray face without any patterns, with brown plumage unlike the red fox sparrow with rustic brown color and beautiful striping pattern over its gray head. The life of these birds is very rich in dense thickets and forests.

In the summer and springtime, fox sparrows have a melodious high-pitched song that is very noticeable in the forest area.

Read more about some interesting birds including the Eurasian tree sparrow or, Eurasian collared dove.

We know that primates are usually smart creatures and love to play and relax with their family members and friends and similar is the case with red-bellied lemurs. These lemurs are fascinating creatures and seem to be really friendly around humans too, rather than being aggressive like many other types of primates out there.

These beautiful creatures are sexually dimorphic and you would easily be able to tell the difference between a male and female lemur.

Like many other species of primates, these red-bellied lemurs too have become a victim of heavy deforestation. They also have scent glands which they use to track the strong scent of predators.

The lemur pair bonds for life as these animals are monogamous by nature.

This has caused the population of these lemurs to plummet significantly and now these animals are considered to be an endangered species. However, IUCN has currently listed the population of this species of endemic lemurs from Madagascar as Vulnerable.

To know more about primates like these, be sure to check out howler monkey facts or white-bellied spider monkey facts!

Do you consider yourself to be a cat person?

If yes, then you would absolutely love the magnificent African leopard (Panthera pardus pardus). These majestic creatures can be found roaming in the savannah regions of Sub-Saharan Africa.

Big cats like African leopards are a sight for sore eyes and are often considered to be a favorite in the circles of animal photographers.

However, it's still rare to spot one since leopards are arboreal creatures which means that they love staying hidden in trees where they can be seen munching on small arthropods. When these leopards get really hungry, they can be seen hunting for big animals like deer or antelope!

These big cats love to climb trees but over the last few years, due to human activities, like mining, there has been a loss of habitat for the leopard (Panthera pardus) which has caused the population of this species to decline.

If you like reading animal facts like this one, be sure to check out Arabian leopard facts or paint horse facts.