Possibly Eurasian Collared Dove? 4/25/2024. Morehead, North Carolina (1 Viewer)

[fiveroll]

Not sure if this photos are sufficient,

 

[Indobirder]

Yes

 

[THE_FERN]

It's likely but we can't rule out African collared dove from these images. Ebird suggests the latter may not be in Morehead itself, but it's certainly in North Carolina

 

[raymie]

African Collared-Dove technically cannot be ruled out yes, but in North Caroline that species is not known to occur. So this is (almost certainly) a Eurasian Collared-Dove.

 

[THE_FERN]

that species is not known to occur

It is if we believe ebird. There are several records for North Carolina:

https://ebird.org/species/afcdov1?siteLanguage=en_GB

Don't know about African Collared Dove, but Eurasian has spread / is spreading rapidly in the New World so I wouldn't rule either out.

 

[raymie]

It is if we believe ebird. There are several records for North Carolina:

https://ebird.org/species/afcdov1?siteLanguage=en_GB

Don't know about African Collared Dove, but Eurasian has spread / is spreading rapidly in the New World so I wouldn't rule either out.

African Collared-Dove is a common species in captivity and as such some individuals may occasionally escape, but that would be a rare occurrence. Compare that to Eurasian Collared-Dove which is a very common species all times of year through most of North Carolina.

 

[Butty]

I can't really follow the continuing widespread obsession with African collared dove. Every time that it does come up in these columns there never seems to be any evidence that it's of anything remotely like regular occurrence anywhere that's well beyond its natural range. Yes, there may well be some in captivity and, yes, a tiny number may conceivably escape - the same as with any captive bird. But where there is a widespread (and spreading) wild alternative, Eurasian collared dove, I don't see any point in identifying such birds as anything else.

 

[raymie]

I can't really follow the continuing widespread obsession with African collared dove. Every time that it does come up in these columns there never seems to be any evidence that it's of anything remotely like regular occurrence anywhere that's well beyond its natural range. Yes, there may well be some in captivity and, yes, a tiny number may conceivably escape - the same as with any captive bird. But where there is a widespread (and spreading) wild alternative, Eurasian collared dove, I don't see any point in identifying such birds as anything else.

There are a few locations in North America where African Collared-Dove does seem to have a persistent breeding population in low numbers. North Carolina is not of those places.