Dove - Tenerife (1 Viewer)

[John Fordham]

Hi all,
Can you please help with ID of this Dove that was seen last week - closest I can get with my Collins is Laughing Dove but not sure whether been any Canary Isles records of this.

Cheers
John

 

[tombac]

It is a Laughing Dove. It should be established on some of the Islands.

 

[John Fordham]

It is a Laughing Dove. It should be established on some of the Islands.

Many thanks for confirmation. What prompted my 'concern' was that Laughing (or Palm) Dove is not included in the list of birds to be found in "A Birdwatchers Guide to The Canary Isles" - the list is very comprehensive. The book though was published in 1996 and, I guess, this Dove has only recently found its way there - a quick Google shows a number of recent sightings.

Cheers
John

 

[lostinjapan]

Most definitely a Laughing Dove.

They are definitely established on Fuerteventura as a breeding species, and seem to be spreading.

I think records on other islands in the group are few, but no-one is sure if these originate from West Africa or were introduced.

Cheers

Sean

 

[Stephen Dunstan]

What prompted my 'concern' was that Laughing (or Palm) Dove is not included in the list of birds to be found in "A Birdwatchers Guide to The Canary Isles" - the list is very comprehensive.

It is also several years out of date. The latest field guide has records for five of the Canary Islands.

Stephen

 

[Runcorn Birder]

I saw a Laughing Dove on Tenerife as long ago as 1998.

 

[wolfbirder]

They are relatively common on golf courses on Lazarote - when i say common i simply mean a bird or so are seen with some routine.