Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis) | Photos, Calls and ID

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WoodlandPlatform nestMedium · 159 g

Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis), photo 2 — Photo: Jaydyn Vo · CC BY 4.0

Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis), photo 3 — Photo: 胡正恆(Jackson Hu) · CC BY 4.0

Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis), photo 4 — Photo: Mitul and Vijul Singh · CC BY 4.0

Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis), photo 5 — Photo: Mitul and Vijul Singh · CC BY 4.0

Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis), photo 7 — Photo: (c) William Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Afsar Nayakkan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis), photo 9 — Photo: (c) MIMI, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Daval Davis, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

What the Spotted Dove sounds like

Sonogram of the Spotted Dove: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.

Recorded by Peter Russell · Call · Cooya Pooya, Shire of Roebourne, Western Australia, Australia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Recorded by Manoj Karingamadathil · Call · Ramanthali, Kerala, India · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Recorded by Jairam Vijayan · Call, song · Payyavoor, Kannur, Kerala, India · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The ground colour of this long and slim dove is rosy buff below shading into grey on the head and belly. There is a half collar on the back and sides of the neck made of black feathers that bifurcate and have white spots at the two tips. The median coverts have brown feathers tipped with rufous spots in the Indian and Sri Lankan subspecies which are divided at the tip by a widening grey shaft streak. The wing feathers are dark brown with grey edges. The centre of the abdomen and vent are white. The outer tail feathers are tipped in white and become visible when the bird takes off.

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When to see the Spotted Dove

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Spotted Dove

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 28 countries with regular records, and 1 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 Belgium.

About the Spotted Dove

The spotted dove or eastern spotted dove is a small and somewhat long-tailed pigeon that is a common resident breeding bird across its native range on the Indian subcontinent and in East and Southeast Asia. The species has been introduced to many parts of the world and feral populations have become established.

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Easily confused with

Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisThe laughing dove is a long-tailed, slim pigeon, typically 25 cm (9.8 in) in length.

Side by side: Laughing Dove vs Spotted Dove

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