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Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis

Described by: Linnaeus (1766)
Alternate common name(s): Senegal Dove, Palm Dove, Indian Little Brown Dove
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India - Mar, 2004 © Dave Behrens  Ma’agan Mikhael, Israel - Mar, 2001 © Alain Fossé  Ma’agan Mikhael, Israel - Mar, 2001 © Alain Fossé  Ma’agan Mikhael, Israel - Mar, 2001 © Alain Fossé  Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India - 1997 © Kees Bakker 
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Range

Africa, s. Arabia to India and c. Asia;
Fragmented distribution;
(1) N. Africa in Morocco (oases s. of the Atlas Mountains), Algeria and Tunisia.
(2) Egypt (Nile Valley, Suez Canal s. to Wadi Halfa).
(3) Senegal to Ethiopia and South Africa (Cape Province) including Principe and Sao Tome. Arabia.
(4) Socotra Is.
(5) E. Arbia to s. Iran, Turkestan, Afghanistan and e. Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Indian Subcontinent e. to Bihar and w. Bengal, the Andaman Is. and w. China.
Introduced to w. Australia (sw. Western Australia) and probably Malta.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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