Red collared dove

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Red collared dove
Male in Singapore

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Streptopelia
Species:
S. tranquebarica
Binomial name
Streptopelia tranquebarica
(Hermann, 1804)

The red collared dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica), also known as the red turtle dove, is a small

pigeon which is a resident breeding bird in the tropics of Asia. The male has a blue-grey head and a red-brown body. The female is much plainer, with pale brown plumage similar to that of the larger Eurasian collared dove
.

Novotel - Bangkok

Taxonomy

The red collared dove was

binomial name Columba tranquebarica. The specific epithet is from the town Tranquebar, now Tharangambadi, on the Coromandel Coast in southern India.[2][3] The red turtle dove is now placed in the genus Streptopelia that was introduced in 1855 by the French ornithologist Charles Lucien Bonaparte.[4][5] The genus name is from the Ancient Greek streptos meaning "collar" and peleia meaning "dove".[6]

Two subspecies are recognised:[5]

  • S. t. humilis (Temminck, 1824) – eastern Nepal, northeastern India and northeastern Tibet to northern China and the Philippines
  • S. t. tranquebarica (Hermann, 1804) – Pakistan, peninsular India, western Nepal

Description

Male, Bang Pa-In Palace, Thailand

The red collared dove is a relatively small species, with a length of 20.5–23 cm (8.1–9.1 in) and a weight of around 104 g (3.7 oz).[7] The male has a bluish head and light red-brown body with a black ring round its neck, while the female is similar but pinkish all over.

Distribution and habitat

This dove is essentially a plains species, extending to

Afghania where it breeds. It is the most common dove throughout Punjab. It is a summer migrant visitor to India
, where it is more or less resident. It prefers better-wooded tracts such as canal or roadside tree plantations and avoids extensive desert regions. When they first arrive they are often in small flocks, but they soon split up and start pair formation and breeding.

Status

The red collared dove has an extremely large range. The population size has not been quantified, but is believed to be large. There is some evidence for a decline in the population, but the decline is slow and the species has been evaluated by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as of Least Concern.[1]

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22690493A130171997.en
    . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Hermann, Johann (1804). Observationes zoologicae quibus novae complures, aliaeque animalium species describuntur et illustrantur (in Latin). Argentorati [Strasbourg]: Amandum Koenig. p. 200.
  3. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4
    .
  4. ^ Bonaparte, Charles Lucien (1855). "Coup d'oeil sur les pigeons (quatrième partie)". Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences (in French). 40: 15–24 [17].
  5. ^
    Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (2020). "Pigeons"
    . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  6. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4
    .
  7. ^ Baptista, L.F.; Trail, P.W.; Horblit, H.M.; Boesman, P.; Garcia, E.F.J. (2020). del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). "Red Turtle-dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 27 February 2020.

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