Laughing Dove
Photo · (c) Wendy St. John, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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Laughing Dove

Spilopelia senegalensis(Linnaeus, 1766)

Least Concern
Order
COLUMBIFORMES
Conservation
Least Concern
Commonness
Very common
Best seen
Year-round

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

The laughing dove is a small pigeon that is a resident breeder in Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Western Australia where it has established itself in the wild after being released from Perth Zoo in 1898. This small long-tailed dove is found in dry scrub and semi-desert habitats where pairs can often be seen feeding on the ground. It is closely related to the spotted dove which is distinguished by a white and black chequered necklace. Other names include laughing turtle dove, palm dove and Senegal dove while in Asia the name little brown dove is often used.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

02 · Where

Where to find it

Breeding range
AF, PAL, OR : India and central Asia to south Arabian Pen. and AF

03 · When

When to look

Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.

  1. Jan
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  5. May
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  12. Dec

05 · Behaviour

Habits and haunts

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