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The ring-necked dove (Streptopelia capicola), also known as the Cape turtle dove or half-collared dove, is a widespread and often abundant dove species in East and southern Africa. It is a mostly sedentary bird, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] found in a variety of open habitats.
Although the Barbary dove is normally assigned its own systematic name, as Streptopelia risoria, considerable doubt exists as to its appropriate classification.Some sources assert confidently that it is a domesticated form of the Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto), but the majority of evidence points to it being a domesticated form of the African collared dove (Streptopelia ...
The ring-necked dove (Streptopelia capicola), also known as the Cape turtle dove or half-collared dove; The Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto) The vinaceous dove (Streptopelia vinacea) The red-eyed dove (Streptopelia semitorquata) The red collared dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica), also known as the red turtle dove
Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere. Rock pigeon, Columba livia (I) Speckled pigeon, Columba guinea; European turtle-dove, Streptopelia turtur (V) Mourning collared-dove, Streptopelia decipiens; Red-eyed dove, Streptopelia semitorquata; Ring-necked dove, Streptopelia capicola
The mourning collared dove is a largish, stocky pigeon, up to 31 cm in length. Its back, wings and tail are pale brown. The head is grey and the underparts are pink, shading to pale grey on the belly. There is a black hind neck patch edged with white. The legs and a patch of bare skin around the eye are red.
The Eurasian collared dove is a medium-sized dove, distinctly smaller than the wood pigeon, similar in length to a rock dove but slimmer and longer-tailed, and slightly larger than the related European turtle dove, with an average length of 32 cm (13 in) [17] from tip of beak to tip of tail, with a wingspan of 47–55 cm (19–22 in), and a ...
Ring-necked dove; Eurasian collared dove; Mourning collared dove; Adamawa turtle dove; Dusky turtle dove; Oriental turtle dove; African collared dove; Red-eyed dove;
[1] This is a list of the bird species recorded in the country of Georgia in the Caucasus. The avifauna of Georgia includes 412 species, according to the latest update. [2]The taxonomic treatment of this list (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of International Ornithological Committee (IOC) World Bird ...