How big is a Burmese Collared Dove?

The Burmese Collared Dove is a medium sized bird weighing about 149 g.

Where can you see a Burmese Collared Dove?

The Burmese Collared Dove is endemic to Myanmar (Burma), which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Burmese Collared Dove?

The Burmese Collared Dove is most easily confused with the White-winged Collared Dove, the Adamawa Turtle Dove and the Sunda Collared Dove.

Is the Burmese Collared Dove endangered?

The Burmese Collared Dove is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Burmese Collared Dove

Streptopelia xanthocycla

Doves and Pigeons · Columbiformes · Legendary

The Burmese Collared Dove (Streptopelia xanthocycla) is a legendary doves and pigeon found only in Myanmar (Burma), weighing about 149 g. The Burmese collared dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.

Least ConcernLegendaryEndemicEats omnivorehumancavity nest149 g

Burmese Collared Dove (Streptopelia xanthocycla), photo 1 — Photo: William Stephens · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Burmese Collared Dove (Streptopelia xanthocycla), photo 2 — Photo: Zac Peterson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Burmese Collared Dove (Streptopelia xanthocycla), photo 3 — Photo: Zac Peterson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Burmese Collared Dove (Streptopelia xanthocycla), photo 4 — Photo: Zac Peterson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Burmese Collared Dove (Streptopelia xanthocycla), photo 5 — Photo: wilmotsenaratne · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Burmese Collared Dove (Streptopelia xanthocycla), photo 6 — Photo: plains-wanderer · CC BY 4.0

Burmese Collared Dove (Streptopelia xanthocycla), photo 7 — Photo: (c) Wich'yanan L, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0

Burmese Collared Dove (Streptopelia xanthocycla), photo 8 — Photo: williamstephens56 · CC BY 4.0

About the Burmese Collared Dove

The Burmese collared dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Eurasian collared dove. It differs from Eurasian collared dove in having a bright yellow eye ring, and slightly darker plumage. It is the same 30–32 cm length as the Eurasian collared dove. The song is a two note coo, unlike the three note coo of the Eurasian collared dove.

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Where it lives

Myanmar (Burma)

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, July, October, November, December, with peak activity in December. It is a winter visitor species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Burmese Collared Dove look like?: The Burmese collared dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.
How big is a Burmese Collared Dove?: The Burmese Collared Dove is a medium sized bird weighing about 149 g.
Where can you see a Burmese Collared Dove?: The Burmese Collared Dove is endemic to Myanmar (Burma), which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Burmese Collared Dove?: The Burmese Collared Dove is most easily confused with the White-winged Collared Dove, the Adamawa Turtle Dove and the Sunda Collared Dove.
Is the Burmese Collared Dove endangered?: The Burmese Collared Dove is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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