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| − | ;Streptopelia tranquebarica | + | '''Alternative name: Red Turtle Dove'''. |
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[[Image:Red_Collared_Dove.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Peter Ericsson]] | [[Image:Red_Collared_Dove.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Peter Ericsson]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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23cm. The male's head is blue-grey, with a black collar on the nape. Its mantle, back and wing coverts and underparts are red. Its flight feathers are black, its tail is grey with black sides. Its bill is black and its legs and feet are a purple-black. The female is brown. Its call is ''cru-u-u-u-u'' or ''goo-goo-goo''. | 23cm. The male's head is blue-grey, with a black collar on the nape. Its mantle, back and wing coverts and underparts are red. Its flight feathers are black, its tail is grey with black sides. Its bill is black and its legs and feet are a purple-black. The female is brown. Its call is ''cru-u-u-u-u'' or ''goo-goo-goo''. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
South [[Asia]], [[Taiwan]]. | South [[Asia]], [[Taiwan]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Polytypic. Consists of two subspecies. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Open country, trees, scrub and forests. | Open country, trees, scrub and forests. | ||
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*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=712&Bird_Image_ID=19395&Bird_Family_ID=91 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | *[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=712&Bird_Image_ID=19395&Bird_Family_ID=91 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | ||
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Revision as of 13:41, 13 August 2008
Alternative name: Red Turtle Dove.
- Streptopelia tranquebarica
Identification
23cm. The male's head is blue-grey, with a black collar on the nape. Its mantle, back and wing coverts and underparts are red. Its flight feathers are black, its tail is grey with black sides. Its bill is black and its legs and feet are a purple-black. The female is brown. Its call is cru-u-u-u-u or goo-goo-goo.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Polytypic. Consists of two subspecies.
Habitat
Open country, trees, scrub and forests.
Behaviour
It eats rice, maize, seeds of grasses and herbs as well as buds and young leaves. It is ground feeder.
Its nest is flimsy, placed high in a tree. Usually 2 eggs are laid.
