Galápagos Dove (Zenaida galapagoensis), Puerto Egas, Santiago / San Salvador / James Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

The Galápagos Dove (Zenaida galapagoensis, in the Columbidae family) is seen on Puerto Egas, on Santiago (or San Salvador, or James) Island, in the Galápagos archipelago, a province of Ecuador, South America. The Galápagos Dove is endemic to the Galápagos Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Santiago Island has a maximum altitude of 907 metres (2976 feet). Santiago is equivalent to Saint James in English; and its alternative name San Salvador refers to the island discovered by Columbus in the Caribbean Sea.

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The Galápagos Dove (Zenaida galapagoensis, in the Columbidae family) is seen on Puerto Egas, on Santiago (or San Salvador, or James) Island, in the Galápagos archipelago, a province of Ecuador, South America. The Galápagos Dove is endemic to the Galápagos Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Santiago Island has a maximum altitude of 907 metres (2976 feet). Santiago is equivalent to Saint James in English; and its alternative name San Salvador refers to the island discovered by Columbus in the Caribbean Sea.