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;[[:Category:Streptopelia|Streptopelia]] roseogrisea | ;[[:Category:Streptopelia|Streptopelia]] roseogrisea | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
*Pale creamy buff | *Pale creamy buff | ||
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*Black bill | *Black bill | ||
*Crimson feet | *Crimson feet | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Original range is Sub-Saharan [[Africa]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Northern Africa''': [[Morocco]], [[Egypt]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Western Africa''': [[Mauritania]], [[Senegambia]], [[Senegal]], The [[Gambia]], [[Mali]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Benin]], [[Nigeria]], [[Niger]], [[Chad]], [[Cameroon]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Djibouti]], [[Somalia]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Middle East''': [[Israel]], [[Arabian Peninsula]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Yemen]] | ||
| − | + | Frequent escape in the [[United States]]. | |
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Introduced to [[New Zealand]] as a cage bird but has become feral. | Introduced to [[New Zealand]] as a cage bird but has become feral. | ||
| + | [[Image:33708AJD1062 800w.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|AJDH|AJDH}}<br />Al Khobar, [[Saudi Arabia]], June 2006]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Polytypic. Consists of two subspecies. | Polytypic. Consists of two subspecies. | ||
| + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
| + | *''S. r. roseogrisea'': | ||
| + | :*South-western [[Mauritania]] and [[Senegambia]] to southern [[Sudan]] and western [[Ethiopia]] | ||
| + | *''S. r. arabica'': | ||
| + | :*Coastal [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]] and [[Somalia]] to [[Arabia]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Savanna and thornscrub. | Savanna and thornscrub. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Noted for their gentle nature. | Noted for their gentle nature. | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
| − | + | They eat clover and weed seeds, split grain and newly sown or stubble grain supplemented with occasional invertebrates such as snails. | |
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
| − | + | Breeding is mainly between October and February and they re-nest several times a season. They lay 2 white eggs on a simple platform of twigs. Both adults incubate for about 15 days and the chicks fledge at about 15 days old | |
===Vocalisation=== | ===Vocalisation=== | ||
| − | Call: a persistent ''coo-crooo''. | + | '''Call''': a persistent ''coo-crooo''. |
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Avibase | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Streptopelia+roseogrisea}} | {{GSearch|Streptopelia+roseogrisea}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Streptopelia]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Streptopelia]] | ||
Revision as of 18:40, 4 June 2009
Alternative name: Barbary Dove, African Turtle Dove, Pink-headed Collared-Dove, Ringed Turtle Dove, Rose-grey Dove
- Streptopelia roseogrisea
Identification
- Pale creamy buff
- White chin, belly and undertail coverts
- Black half-collar around back of neck
- Red eye
- Black bill
- Crimson feet
Distribution
Original range is Sub-Saharan Africa
Northern Africa: Morocco, Egypt
Western Africa: Mauritania, Senegambia, Senegal, The Gambia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia
Middle East: Israel, Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Frequent escape in the United States. Introduced to New Zealand as a cage bird but has become feral.
Taxonomy
Polytypic. Consists of two subspecies.
Subspecies[1]
- S. r. roseogrisea:
- South-western Mauritania and Senegambia to southern Sudan and western Ethiopia
- S. r. arabica:
Habitat
Savanna and thornscrub.
Behaviour
Noted for their gentle nature.
Diet
They eat clover and weed seeds, split grain and newly sown or stubble grain supplemented with occasional invertebrates such as snails.
Breeding
Breeding is mainly between October and February and they re-nest several times a season. They lay 2 white eggs on a simple platform of twigs. Both adults incubate for about 15 days and the chicks fledge at about 15 days old
Vocalisation
Call: a persistent coo-crooo.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) African Collared Dove. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 30 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/African_Collared_Dove
