Pigeons and doves
Eurasian Collared-Dove
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Streptopelia decaocto
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Voice
Song
Lionel Triboulin
Song
Lionel Triboulin
How to recognize it
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Size of a pigeon, 31–33 cm
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Plain pale beige-brown, slightly darker above
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Black half-collar on the nape
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Direct flight with fast clipped wingbeats; long tail
About the species
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.
Where to find
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In quiet residential blocks with a few conifers, look up for soft cooing from the tops of pines and spruces.
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Along the edges of old parks and courtyard gardens, it often lands on wires or low roofs before giving a short rasping call.
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On lawns and seed-strewn vacant lots, it walks on the ground, pecking at grains and fallen fruit.
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Near grain stores, markets, and places where food is scattered, small groups gather to pick up seeds.
You might also see
Sources
- eBird — Streptopelia decaocto Sightings map and full description on eBird
- Wikipedia — Eurasian collared dove Encyclopedia article