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| name = African collared dove | | name = African collared dove | ||
|image = | | image = African Collared Dove, Timiaouine, Algeria 4.jpg | ||
| image_caption = African collared dove at [[Timiaouine]] in southern Algeria | |||
| status = LC | | status = LC | ||
| status_system = IUCN3.1 | | status_system = IUCN3.1 | ||
| status_ref = <ref>{{cite iucn |title=''Streptopelia roseogrisea'' |author=BirdLife International |date=2018 | | | status_ref = <ref>{{cite iucn |title=''Streptopelia roseogrisea'' |author=BirdLife International |date=2018 |article-number=e.T22690515A133401762 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22690515A133401762.en |access-date=15 February 2022}}</ref> | ||
| genus = Streptopelia | | genus = Streptopelia | ||
| species = roseogrisea | | species = roseogrisea | ||
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*''Streptopelia risoria'' | *''Streptopelia risoria'' | ||
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The '''African collared dove''' ('''''Streptopelia roseogrisea''''') is a small [[dove]] found in the [[Sahel]], northern parts of the [[Horn of Africa]] and southwestern [[Arabian Peninsula|Arabia]]. Although it lives in arid lands, it is found around water sources. | The '''African collared dove''' ('''''Streptopelia roseogrisea''''') is a small [[dove]] found in the [[Sahel]], northern parts of the [[Horn of Africa]] and southwestern [[Arabian Peninsula|Arabia]]. Although it lives in arid lands, it is found around water sources. | ||
This bird is typically around {{Convert|26|cm|in|abbr=on}} in length. Its upper body, from shoulders to tail, is a pale | This bird is typically around {{Convert|26|cm|in|abbr=on}} in length and 130–166 g weight. Its upper body, from shoulders to tail, is a pale greyish brown, though the wing edge has a bluish tinge. The flight [[feather]]s are darker, and nearly black. The head, neck and breast are pinkish shading to white on the chin and belly. There is no [[sexual dimorphism]].<ref name="HBW">{{cite book | last1=Hoyo | first1=Josep del | last2=Elliott | first2=Andrew | last3=Sargatal | first3=Jordi | title=Handbook of the Birds of the World | publisher=Lynx edicions | publication-place=Barcelona | date=1992 | isbn=84-87334-22-9 | volume=4 | page=137 }}</ref> | ||
Two [[subspecies]] are currently accepted,<ref name="IOC">{{cite web | title=Pigeons – IOC World Bird List | website=IOC World Bird List – Version 14.2 | date=2025-02-20 | url=https://www.worldbirdnames.org/new/bow/pigeons/ | access-date=2025-10-06}}</ref><ref name="HBW"/> though the genetic difference is minimal and the species may be better considered monotypic.<ref name="Grouw"/> | |||
*''Streptopelia roseogrisea roseogrisea'' — nominate subspecies; across Africa in the Sahel region just south of the Sahara Desert east to north-central Sudan | |||
*''Streptopelia roseogrisea arabica'' <small>(Neumann, 1904)</small> — northeast Sudan to Eritrea and Somalia, and southwestern Arabia; slightly darker than nominate | |||
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African Collared Dove, Sabya, Saudi Arabia 2.jpg|''S. r. arabica'', [[Sabya]], Saudi Arabia | |||
Tourterelle rieuse MHNT.jpg|African Collared Dove egg | |||
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The African collared dove is the wild ancestor of the domestic [[Barbary dove]];<ref name="HBW"/><ref name="Grouw">{{cite journal | last1=van Grouw | first1=Hein | last2=Hernández-Alonso | first2=Germán | last3=Cavill | first3=Emily | last4=Gilbert | first4=M. Thomas P. | title=The Founding Feathers: the true ancestry of the domestic Barbary Dove | journal=Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club | volume=143 | issue=2 | date=2023-06-07 | issn=0007-1595 | doi=10.25226/bboc.v143i2.2023.a3 | doi-access=free | url=https://bioone.org/journals/bulletin-of-the-british-ornithologists-club/volume-143/issue-2/bboc.v143i2.2023.a3/The-Founding-Feathers--the-true-ancestry-of-the-domestic/10.25226/bboc.v143i2.2023.a3.pdf | access-date=2025-10-06 | page=}}</ref> some in the past have suggested that the [[Eurasian collared dove]] (''Streptopelia decaocto'') may also have been involved, but there is only minimal evidence to support this.<ref name="Grouw"/> The African collared dove is able to [[Crossbreed|interbreed]] with the Barbary dove, and it is thought that the increase in the range of colours of Barbary doves available that occurred in the later 20th century was the result of the importation of African collared doves into the [[United States]] for interbreeding.{{cn|date=October 2025}} | |||
It has a diet of grass seeds and other plants. They would also eat berries, insects, and snails.<ref name="HBW"/> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:39, 15 October 2025
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The African collared dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea) is a small dove found in the Sahel, northern parts of the Horn of Africa and southwestern Arabia. Although it lives in arid lands, it is found around water sources.
This bird is typically around Script error: No such module "convert". in length and 130–166 g weight. Its upper body, from shoulders to tail, is a pale greyish brown, though the wing edge has a bluish tinge. The flight feathers are darker, and nearly black. The head, neck and breast are pinkish shading to white on the chin and belly. There is no sexual dimorphism.[1]
Two subspecies are currently accepted,[2][1] though the genetic difference is minimal and the species may be better considered monotypic.[3]
- Streptopelia roseogrisea roseogrisea — nominate subspecies; across Africa in the Sahel region just south of the Sahara Desert east to north-central Sudan
- Streptopelia roseogrisea arabica (Neumann, 1904) — northeast Sudan to Eritrea and Somalia, and southwestern Arabia; slightly darker than nominate
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S. r. arabica, Sabya, Saudi Arabia
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African Collared Dove egg
The African collared dove is the wild ancestor of the domestic Barbary dove;[1][3] some in the past have suggested that the Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto) may also have been involved, but there is only minimal evidence to support this.[3] The African collared dove is able to interbreed with the Barbary dove, and it is thought that the increase in the range of colours of Barbary doves available that occurred in the later 20th century was the result of the importation of African collared doves into the United States for interbreeding.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
It has a diet of grass seeds and other plants. They would also eat berries, insects, and snails.[1]
References
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