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Eurasian Collared Dove
Latin Name:
Streptopelia decaocto
Category:
Size:
32cm
Description:
Sexes alike. Greyish-brown plumage; lilac wash about head and neck; black half-collar on hind-neck diagnostic; broad whitish tips to brown tail feathers,
seen as a terminal band when fanned during landing; dull lilac breast and ashygrey underbody. Small parties when not breeding; often associates with other doves; large gatherings glean in cultivated country; strong flier, chases intruders in territory.
Habitat:
cultivation, open scrub, dry forest.
Food:
seeds, grains.
Distribution:
most of the area, except extreme NE Himalaya; resident and local migrant; most common in NW, W and C India.
Call:
Call Description:
characteristic kukkoo…kook…, almost dreamlike in quality; also a strident koon…koon… when male displays at onset of breeding.
IUCN:
National Status:
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