Red Collared Dove

About the Red Collared Dove

The red collared dove, 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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Where the Red Collared Dove lives

Recorded as a rare visitor in Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates.

When to see the Red Collared Dove

Peak activity in January · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturThe European turtle dove is smaller and more slender than many other doves. Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataThe red-eyed dove's pale bluish gray forehead merges into a darker hue on the crown. Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalisThe Oriental dove is very similar in plumage to the Turtle dove.

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