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Red Collared Dove
Streptopelia tranquebarica(Hermann, 1804)
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Conservation status: Least ConcernOrigin: Introduced
- Order
- COLUMBIFORMES
- Family
- Columbidae
- Genus
- Streptopelia
At a glance
The Red Collared Dove, listed as Least Concern.
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Introduced
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The red collared dove, also known as the red turtle dove, is a small pigeon which is a resident breeding bird in the tropics of Asia. The male has a blue-grey head and a red-brown body. The female is much plainer, with pale brown plumage similar to that of the larger Eurasian collared dove.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
3 photos
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