Red collared dove
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This article is about the bird species similar in appearance to ring-necked doves. For other uses, see Ring dove (disambiguation).
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.
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Red collared dove | |
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Male in Singapore | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Columbiformes |
Family: | Columbidae |
Genus: | Streptopelia |
Species: | S. tranquebarica |
Binomial name | |
Streptopelia tranquebarica (Hermann, 1804) | |
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