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 LC    Barbary Dove* Id (Atlas): 940
    Streptopelia roseogrisea Introduced

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
African Collared-dove, Pink-headed Dove, Rosy-grey Turtle-dove, Rosy-gray Turtle-dove, Barbary Dove (risoria), African Collared Dove

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
24 - 26 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sundevall, 1857)

Derivation
Strep'-to-pe-li'-a - Gk, streptos, necklace; Gk, peleia, dove: roseogrisea - L, roseus, rosy; gris'-e-us - L., grey

Remarks
Feral populations usually only servive due to access to sources of food.

Habitat
Poorly known. Urban areas, regional towns, in parks, gardens and other areas with trees and bushes.

Range (Guide)
Benin (B), Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia (B), Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Western Sahara (B) (NB), Yemen (B).

Vagrant to Bahrain, Ghana, Israel, Jordan.

Introduced to Bahamas (B) (NB), Kuwait (E), New Zealand (B) (NB), Puerto Rico (B) (NB), USA (B) (NB).

Image of Range of Barbary Dove
Adelaide, SA
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Seeds, fruits and scraps, taken from the ground, usually in open habitats.

Voice
Call is a mellow 'ku', 'k'rroo wa' or 'k'rroo ku', 'kuroo wa'. A high-pitched jeering laugh 'heh-heh-heh' in alarm and aggression.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (39)...)

 
African Collared Dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea) [XC793994]
     by Daniel Lane from C\u00e1rcel (near Mayag\u00fcez), Mayag\u00fcez, Puerto Rico (call)

 
African Collared Dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea) [XC650012]
     by S\u0142awomir Karpicki-Ignatowski from Farasan Island, Jazan, Saudi Arabia (call, song)

Breeding Season (Guide)
In Adelaide, SA, December - February.

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Nest
Shallow platform of twigs.

Eggs (Guide)
2; white. Incubation: about 14 days; both sexes.

Young
Semi-altricial, nidicolous.

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Sunda Collared-dove (Streptopelia bitorquata), Eurasian Collared-dove (Streptopelia decaocto) and White-winged Collared-dove (Streptopelia reichenowi). Sometimes considered conspecific with Eurasian Collared-dove (Streptopelia decaocto).

Populations west of L Chad sometimes awarded separate subspecies, bornuensis.

Domesticated form, sometimes referred to as Streptopelia risoria, has been subject of many studies on genetics, psychology, ethology, neurophysiology and notably endocrinology.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

  • roseogrisea (Sundevall, 1857)   -  South-western Mauritania and Senegambia east through Mali, Niger, Chad and Sudan to western Ethiopia.
  • arabica (Neumann, 1904)   -  Coastal Eritrea and Somalia, and Arabia from Jiddah to Aden (southern Yemen).



References
See References.

The Reader's Digest Book of British Birds 1980, 3rd Edition, Drive Publications Ltd ISBN 0 340 25308 8
Birds in Colour Campbell, B., 1960, Penguin Books Ltd
The Pocket Guide to Nest and Eggs Fitter, R.S.R., 1954, Collins
RSPB Handbook of British Birds Holden, P., Cleeves, T., 2002, A & C Black ISBN 0 7136 5713 8
Birds of Britain and Europe Sterry, P., et al., 2001, AA Publishing ISBN 0 7495 3068 5
The Popular Handbook of British Birds Hollom, P.A.D., 1973, H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd ISBN 0 85493 002 7


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