Streptopelia decaocto
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Mass
~150 g
Habitat
Urban areas and gardens
Diet
Omnivore
How to recognize it
The Eurasian Collared-Dove has a calm, tidy look. It feels slim and a little long-tailed, with plain pale plumage and a dark incomplete collar on the neck.
It stays close to people and often keeps to parks, gardens, and quiet residential areas. Its voice is a soft three-part coo, and during display flight it gives rough, repeated notes.
It favors human-shaped places with a few conifers for nesting. Its food is simple too — seeds, grain, and fruit — and it usually breeds near buildings rather than far from them.
Quick Facts
Listen to the call
The Eurasian Collared-Dove has a calm, tidy look. It feels slim and a little long-tailed, with plain pale plumage and a dark incomplete collar on the neck.
It stays close to people and often keeps to parks, gardens, and quiet residential areas. Its voice is a soft three-part coo, and during display flight it gives rough, repeated notes.
It favors human-shaped places with a few conifers for nesting. Its food is simple too — seeds, grain, and fruit — and it usually breeds near buildings rather than far from them.
