The Socorro dove is thought to have been extirpated mainly by feral cats, but high levels of understorey grazing by sheep could have limited the population.
Scientific Classification
KINGDOM
Animalia
PHYLUM
Chordata
CLASS
Aves
ORDER
Columbiformes
FAMILY
Columbidae
GENUS
Zenaida
Location
Socorro Island
Bird
Frugivore
Habitat
Terrestrial
Forest
Food
small invertebrates such as snails, arachnids, and isopods foraged from trunks, foliage, and branches.