Collared or African collared dove? Sharm el Sheikh, Sinai, Egypt (1 Viewer)

NicoleB

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• May 9, 2010

• #1

The other day it dawned on me that not every collared dove in Africa is an ACD.... doooh.
But since there's not much to tell them apart, I thought I might as well ask you guys for your opinion of one of the fellows on our compound.

http://www.nicoleb.org/photo/birdwatching/birdwatch egypt 2010/collared-dove-1-may.jpg.php

Thanks & B
Nicole

 

njlarsen

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• May 9, 2010

• #2

The undertail coverts are supposed to be white on the Barbary dove (domesticated form of ACD which I think is more likely than the wild form where you are). This one therefore looks like ECD to my eyes.

Niels

 

NicoleB

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• May 9, 2010

• #3

So, the ACD would be all white, not with the darker 'bars' that the ECD have?

 

njlarsen

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• May 9, 2010

• #4

NicoleB said:

So, the ACD would be all white, not with the darker 'bars' that the ECD have?

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Notice the word undertail coverts, see this illustration (which is normally found in this page. That area is the palest on the entire underside, and normally white in the Ringed Turtle Dove (another name for the domestic ACD). See also the image of ACD in Opus.

Cheers
Niels

 

NicoleB

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• May 9, 2010

• #5

Thanks for the Topography Site!
Have missed that one somehow.

I think I might give up on trying to find out which one looks like what in this case
I'll try to look 'under the skirts' the next time

 

njlarsen

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• May 9, 2010

• #6

The image that started this looked like the rear underside was the darkest part, that is why I said ECD

Niels