African Collared Dove

This bird is typically around 26 cm in length. Its upper body, from shoulders to tail, is a pale grayish brown, though the wing edge has a bluish tinge. Flight feathers are darker, and nearly black. Head, neck and breast are pinkish shading to white on the chin and belly. There is little sexual dimorphism.

The African Collared Dove is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The African Collared Dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea) is a small dove found in Africa in the arid region south of the Sahara. Its range extends in a band right across the continent, and into southern Arabia. Although it lives in arid lands, it is found around water sources. This bird is typically around 26 cm in length. Its upper body, from shoulders to tail, is a pale grayish brown, though the wing edge has a bluish tinge. Flight feathers are darker, and nearly black. More

and the African Collared Dove of sub-Saharan Africa, forming a superspecies with these. Identification from African Collared Dove is very difficult with silent birds, with the African species being marginally smaller and paler, but the calls are very distinct, a soft purring in African Collared Dove quite unlike the Eurasian Collared Dove's cooing. Contents - * 1 Distribution * 1. More

African Collared DoveAfrican Collared Doves = Dove Information ... Dove Species ... Photo Gallery ... Doves & Pigeons: DVDs and Books for Dove & Pigeon Lovers - Now available in: USA, Canada, German, UK The African Collared Dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea) is native to Africa, specifically from the arid region south of the Sahara. Its range extends in a band right across the continent, and into southern Arabia. More

The African Collared Dove is the species thought to be the wild ancestor of the domestic Barbary Dove, though some suggest the Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) may also have been involved. The African Collared Dove is able to hybridise with the Barbary Dove, and it is thought that the increase in the range of colours of Barbary Doves available that occurred in the later twentieth century was the result of the importation of African Collared Doves into the United States for interbreeding. More

This dover is larger than the African collared Dove, averaging 13" in length Longest Wing Feathers (aka Primaries) light pale grey dark greyish-brown Undertail feathers white with white edges grey with dark edges - Collared Dove ChickThe Eurasian Dove in Aviculture: This is a very hardy species, adaptable to weather extremes. It seems to avoid wind chills. More

African Collared Dove (Main Area) - Post reply Dear all, Today while scanning a field north of the Agmon lake, I found among a mix flock of Starlings, Collared Doves and Feral Pigeons a small Dove which seems to fit the description of an African Collared Dove S. More

The African Collared Dove, parent of the long domesticated ringneck, inhabits the savannah regions of North Africa located in a narrow east west strip south of the Sahara Desert. It is also found along the coast of Sudan and Somalia and in central and southern Saudi Arabia. Derek Goodwin (4) describes the following variations: * S. r. roseogrisea - eastern Africa - pale, grayish fawn w/blue gray on the wing edge * S. r. More

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Alternate common name(s): African Collared Dove, African Turtle-Dove, Pink-headed Dove, Pink-headed Turtle-Dove, Pink-headed Collared-Dove, Rosy-gray Turtle-Dove, Rosy-grey Turtle-Dove, Ringed Turtle-Dove, Barbary Dove, Blond Ringdove Old scientific name(s): Streptopelia risoria Photographs No photographs are available for this species Range Sahel zone of Africa and sw. Arabia; (1) Sw. Maurtitania, n. Senegambia, s. Mali, Burkina Faso, s. Niger, n. Nigeria, n. Cameroon, c. and s. Chad, c. Sudan and w. Ethiopia. More

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For the purposes of our bird news services, African Collared Dove is classed as ungraded: species which are unlikely to appear as wild birds in Britain or Ireland (Note that rarity levels are currently applied nationally and may not reflect local variations in abundance.) show section Products featuring African Collared Dove (2) BWPi DVD-ROM 2.0 (DRBWP: £135.95) Breeding Birds of the Western Palearctic (DRWBB: £99. More