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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 ...
Streptopelia (collared doves and turtle doves) is a genus of 15 species of birds in the pigeon and dove family Columbidae native to the Old World in Africa, Europe, and Asia. These are mainly slim, small to medium-sized species.
Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere. African collared dove, Streptopelia roseogrisea (I) Bolle's pigeon, Columba bollii (E-Canary Islands) Common wood pigeon, Columba palumbus; Eurasian collared dove, Streptopelia decaocto; European turtle dove, Streptopelia turtur
Pigeon is a French word that derives from the Latin pīpiō, for a ' peeping ' chick, [6] while dove is an ultimately Germanic word, possibly referring to the bird's diving flight. [7] The English dialectal word culver appears to derive from Latin columba. [6] A group of doves has sometimes been called a "dule", taken from the French word deuil ...
E. Eurasian bittern; Eurasian blackcap; Eurasian bullfinch; Eurasian collared dove; Eurasian coot; Eurasian crag martin; Eurasian curlew; Eurasian golden oriole
The European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur) is a threatened or vulnerable member of the bird family Columbidae, the doves and pigeons.It breeds over a wide area of the south western Palearctic including north Africa but migrates to northern sub-Saharan Africa to winter.
Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere. Rock pigeon, Columba livia; Stock dove, Streptopelia decaocto; Common wood-pigeon, Columba palumbus; European turtle-dove, Streptopelia turtur; Oriental turtle-dove, Streptopelia orientalis (*) Eurasian collared-dove, Streptopelia decaocto
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 ...