Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Pigeons and Doves :: African Collared-Dove
African Collared-Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
Described by: Sundevall (1857)
Alternate common name(s): African Collared Dove, African Turtle-Dove, Pink-headed Dove, Pink-headed Turtle-Dove, Pink-headed Collared-Dove, Rosy-gray Turtle-Dove, Rosy-grey Turtle-Dove, Ringed Turtle-Dove, Barbary Dove, Blond Ringdove
Old scientific name(s): Streptopelia risoria
Photographs
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Range
Sahel zone of Africa and sw. Arabia;
(1) Sw. Maurtitania, n. Senegambia, s. Mali, Burkina Faso, s. Niger, n. Nigeria, n. Cameroon, c. and s. Chad, c. Sudan and w. Ethiopia.
(2) Se. Egypt, e. Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, n. Somalia and sw. Arabia.
'Risoria' is domesticated and of almost worldwide distribution with colonies in North America (Los Angeles, California, wc. Florida (St. Peterburg, Pinellas County) and Houston, e. Texas). West Indies in the Bahamas (New Providence) and Puerto Rico.
Videos
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Sounds
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References
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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