Oriental or European Turtle Dove? Kuwait (1 Viewer)

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omar430

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• Oct 9, 2014

• #1

Hello Everyone today I photographed this Dove in Kuwait
need to ID this dove

I posted the photo's in my flickr linked below :

https://flic.kr/p/pjdWbC

https://flic.kr/p/pjdYvC


https://flic.kr/p/pyF9Jf

https://flic.kr/p/pyFe4C

 

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Iraq Babbler

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• Oct 9, 2014

• #2

looks ok with oriantal

Omar

 

Southern Frogmouth

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• Oct 9, 2014

• #3

Iraq Babbler said:

looks ok with oriantal

Omar

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Agree, Oriental Turtle Dove.

Roy

 

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omar430

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• Oct 10, 2014

• #4

Iraq Babbler said:

looks ok with oriantal

Omar

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Thanks Omar

 

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omar430

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• Oct 10, 2014

• #5

TringBirder said:

Agree, Oriental Turtle Dove.

Roy

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Thank you Roy

 

MJB

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• Oct 10, 2014

• #6

TringBirder said:

Agree, Oriental Turtle Dove. Roy

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Roy,
Sensu lato, I take it: not Streptopelia (orientalis) orientalis (Oriental TD sensu stricto- a handful of OSME Region records, 3 at Chokpak) but definitely S (o.) meena (Rufous TD - mostly scarce to vagrant in OSME Region)?
MJB