| Streptopelia |
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Spotted Dove, Streptopelia chinensis |
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| Species |
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S. senegalensis
S. decaocto
S. roseogrisea
S. chinensis
S. turtur
S. orientalis
S. lugens
S. hypopyrrha
S. bitorquata
S. reichenowi
S. decipiens
S. semitorquata
S. capicola
S. vinacea
S. tranquebarica
S. picturata |
Streptopelia is a genus of birds in the dove family. 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 southern 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 south east 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 USA and, as of 1999 it had been reported from 22 states and was still spreading rapidly.
The Spotted Dove, Streptopelia chinensis, is an abundant and ubiquitous resident breeding bird in tropical southern Asia, but it has been introduced to the US, northern Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand.
Species
- Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis
- Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Barbary Dove Streptopelia risoria (domesticated; taxonomic status doubtful)
- African Collared Dove, Streptopelia roseogrisea
- Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis
- Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Dusky Turtle Dove , Streptopelia lugens
- Adamawa Turtle Dove , Streptopelia hypopyrrha
- Island Collared Dove , Streptopelia bitorquata
- White-winged Collared Dove , Streptopelia reichenowi
- African Mourning Dove, Streptopelia decipiens
- Red-eyed Dove, Streptopelia semitorquata
- Ring-necked Dove , Streptopelia capicola
- Vinaceous Dove, Streptopelia vinacea
- Red Turtle Dove , Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Madagascar Turtle Dove , Streptopelia picturata
