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ShrublandPlatform nestMedium · 142 g
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Their body feathers are darkest on the upper side, where they are coloured in dull tones of grey and brown, with shades of lavender on the nape. It is paler below, where a tint of pinkish lavender is usually present. The lower belly and crissum (the undertail coverts surrounding the cloaca) is white. As with related species, they have white fringes and conspicuous white tips to the otherwise slate grey tail feathers. The tail pattern is particularly noticeable during the display flight. Individual plumage variation is high, with some light and others almost sooty.
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When to see the Ring-necked Dove
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Ring-necked Dove
The map shades 25 countries with regular records, and 2 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in United States, Nigeria.
About the Ring-necked Dove
The ring-necked dove, also known as the Cape turtle dove, half-collared dove, or the Cape Lager is a widespread and often abundant dove species in East and southern Africa. It is a mostly sedentary bird, found in a variety of open habitats. Within range, its penetrating and rhythmic, three-syllabled crooning is a familiar sound at any time of the year. Its name is derived from the semi-collar of black feathers on the lower nape, a feature shared with a number of Streptopelia species. Like all doves, they depend on surface water. They congregate in large flocks at waterholes in dry regions to drink and bathe.
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Easily confused with
Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataThe red-eyed dove's pale bluish gray forehead merges into a darker hue on the crown.
European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturThe European turtle dove is smaller and more slender than many other doves.
Red Collared DoveStreptopelia tranquebaricaThe red collared dove is a relatively small species, with a length of 20.5–23 cm (8.1–9.1 in) and a weight of around 104 g (3.7 oz).
Side by side: Eurasian Collared Dove vs Ring-necked Dove · Red-eyed Dove vs Ring-necked Dove · European Turtle Dove vs Ring-necked Dove · Red Collared Dove vs Ring-necked Dove
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