(Eurasian) Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
(Bird: Columbidae)
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| Adult. 9th July, 2009. Normandy (France). |
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Notes:
This dove is highly associated with farmland and open habitats, usually not too far from human settlement. Though it sounds similar to the woodpigeon, the deliverance of the cooing is different; the dove gives three calls with the middle often higher pitched, whereas woodpigeons calls as many as five times in one sequence, the last two distinctly lower.
It has been introduced to North America where it occupies similar habitat to its native range.
This dove is highly associated with farmland and open habitats, usually not too far from human settlement. Though it sounds similar to the woodpigeon, the deliverance of the cooing is different; the dove gives three calls with the middle often higher pitched, whereas woodpigeons calls as many as five times in one sequence, the last two distinctly lower.
It has been introduced to North America where it occupies similar habitat to its native range.
It has been introduced to North America where it occupies similar habitat to its native range.
I have seen this species in:
- Europe (GB)
- America (USA)
The first time I recorded this species:
Pre-2006 at Eastleigh (Hampshire-UK).
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