Connie, this looks like 100% Mourning Dove (i.e. not a hybrid), with perhaps some minor pigment issues causing the gray elements to be especially bright. I say perhaps because the splotchiness and bright gray elements might be a normal feature of fresh molt. The gray crown is also a male feature.
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