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African Collared Dove
Sign in to saveAlso known as Streptopelia roseogrisea, African collared-dove
species of bird
Species
Least Concernvia IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Streptopelia
- Mass
- 149
- Image
- Streptopelia roseogrisea, Waza NP, Cameroon (cropped).jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Streptopelia roseogrisea
- taxon name
- Streptopelia roseogrisea
- Commons gallery
- Streptopelia roseogrisea
- litter size
- 2
- egg incubation period
- 14
- short name
- S. roseogrisea
- taxon common name
- Rose-grey Dove
- this taxon is source of
- Barbary dove
- taxon range
- Africa
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Encyclopedic overview
The African collared dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea) is a small dove found in the Sahel, northern parts of the Horn of Africa and southwestern Arabia. Although it lives in arid lands, it is found around water sources.
This bird is typically around 26 cm (10 in) in length and 130–166 g weight. Its upper body, from shoulders to tail, is a pale greyish brown, though the wing edge has a bluish tinge. The flight feathers are darker, and nearly black. The head, neck and breast are pinkish shading to white on the chin and belly. There is no sexual dimorphism.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “African Collared Dove” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.