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African Collared Dove
Streptopelia roseogrisea(Sundevall, 1857)
Least ConcernIntroduced
- Order
- COLUMBIFORMES
- Family
- Columbidae
- Genus
- Streptopelia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The African collared dove is a small dove found in the Sahel, northern parts of the Horn of Africa and southwestern Arabia. Although it lives in arid lands, it is found around water sources.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- North-east, central, west; also south-west Arabian Pen.
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
4 photos
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