Streptopelia

Streptopelia
The Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto) is a typical and widespread member of the collared doves
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Columbiformes
Family:	Columbidae
Subfamily:	Columbinae
Genus:	Streptopelia Bonaparte, 1855
Type species
Linnaeus, 1758
Species
See text

Streptopelia is a genus of birds in the pigeon and dove family Columbidae. These are mainly slim, small to medium-sized species. The upperparts tend to be pale brown and the underparts are often a shade of pink. Many have a characteristic black-and-white patch on the neck and monotonous cooing songs.

The heartland of this genus is Africa, but several species occur in tropical South Asia. As a group, this genus is highly successful; many species are abundant in a range of habitats in the tropics and two now have a much more extensive distribution. The Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto) naturally expanded out of its original range of the warmer temperate regions from southeastern Europe to Japan to colonise the rest of Europe, reaching as far west as Great Britain by 1960 and Ireland soon after. It has also been introduced into the U.S. and, as of 1999, it had been reported from 22 states and was still spreading rapidly.

Taxonomy

The genus Streptopelia was introduced in 1855 by the French ornithologist Charles Lucien Bonaparte.^[1] The name is from the Ancient Greek στρεπτός (streptós) – literal meaning "twisted" but, by extension, "wearing a torc" (i.e., twisted metal collar) – and πέλεια (péleia) meaning "wild dove".^[2] Also in 1855, the English zoologist George Robert Gray designated the type species as Streptopelia risoria, the Barbary dove.^[3][4] Although Streptopelia risoria has been confirmed as a valid name by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature,^[5] the Barbary dove may be a domesticated form of the African collared dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea).^[6]

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The genus contains 15 species:^[9]

• European turtle dove Streptopelia turtur
• Dusky turtle dove, Streptopelia lugens
• Adamawa turtle dove, Streptopelia hypopyrrha
• Oriental turtle dove Streptopelia orientalis
• Sunda collared dove, Streptopelia bitorquata
• Philippine collared dove, Streptopelia dusumieri
• Eurasian collared dove, Streptopelia decaocto
• Burmese collared dove, Streptopelia xanthocycla^[10]
• African collared dove, Streptopelia roseogrisea
• White-winged collared dove, Streptopelia reichenowi
• Mourning collared dove, Streptopelia decipiens
• Red-eyed dove, Streptopelia semitorquata
• Ring-necked dove, Streptopelia capicola
• Vinaceous dove, Streptopelia vinacea
• Red collared dove, Streptopelia tranquebarica

The genera

References

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1. ^ 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].
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3. ^ Gray, George Robert (1855). Catalogue of the Genera and Subgenera of Birds Contained in the British Museum. London: British Museum. p. 150.
4. ^ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1937). Check-list of Birds of the World. Vol. 3. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 88.
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   . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
10. ^ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-06-18.