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The Socorro dove (Zenaida graysoni) is a bird found in Mexico. Forest on Socorro island, in the Pacific off Mexico. It eats fruit, seeds and nuts and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Extinct in the Wild.

🏡 Where the Socorro dove lives

Forest on Socorro island, in the Pacific off Mexico.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🍎 Fruit50%
• 🌰 Seeds & nuts40%
• 🐛 Insects & bugs10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Questions about the Socorro dove

Where does the Socorro dove live?

The Socorro dove lives in Mexico. Forest on Socorro island, in the Pacific off Mexico.

What does the Socorro dove eat?

fruit (about 50%), seeds and nuts (about 40%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Socorro dove endangered?

Only lives in zoos and care centres. Its IUCN Red List category is Extinct in the Wild.

More birds from North America

• Bahama swallow
• Cozumel thrasher
• Santa Marta wren
• Giant kingbird
• Bachman's warbler
• Sierra Madre sparrow

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.