thus enabling the species to quickly expand its range across North America. The 2004–2005 Audubon Christmas Bird Count showed dramatic evidence of the Eurasian collared-dove’s explosive ...

The IUCN did acknowledge, however, that the mourning dove's population is decreasing. "The species' population in North America (U.S. and Canada) is estimated to have a slightly negative trend ...

This particular dove species has been extinct from the wild ... with a goal of reaching 100 doves in North American in the next seven years. As of 2025, there are around 73 doves across the ...