The Eurasian birds look at least twice as big as the Mourning doves I shoot. My recollection of Whitewings from my Mexico shooting days is that they were about a Mourning dove and a half.

Even breasted, the Whitewing's breasts are 1 1/2 times the size of Mourners. However, the Eurasian birds I shoot end up having breasts a little longer but not really any bigger at all than the Mourning dove. The size difference all seems to be wingspread and tail to me.

Would anyone happen to have a photo similar to the one Replacement posted above of the breasted doves divided by species?...Geo