Mourning Collared Dove
A species of Turtle-doves and Collared-doves, Also known as Angola Mourning Dove Scientific name : Streptopelia decipiens Genus : Turtle-doves and Collared-doves
Mourning Collared Dove, A species of Turtle-doves and Collared-doves
Also known as:
Angola Mourning Dove
Botanical name: Streptopelia decipiens
Genus: Turtle-doves and Collared-doves
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Description
The mourning collared dove is a largish, stocky pigeon, up to 31 cm in length. Its back, wings and tail are pale brown. The head is grey and the underparts are pink, shading to pale grey on the belly. There is a black hind neck patch edged with white. The legs and a patch of bare skin around the eye are red. When flying, it shows blackish flight feathers and extensive white in the tail, the latter being a distinction from the similar but larger red-eyed dove. The call is a fast krrrrrrrr, oo-OO, oo. Sexes are similar, but immatures are duller than adults, and have scalloping on the body feathers. 
Size
28 cm
Feeding Habits
Mourning Collared Dove predominantly consumes a diet of grass seeds, grains, and other vegetation. These birds typically forage terrestrially, searching for food on the ground. They display gregarious behavior by often feeding in groups, which is a distinctive trait within their genus.
Habitat
Mourning Collared Dove favors environments such as thorny Acacia and evergreen riparian woods, typically situated in arid savanna regions close to water sources. It also adapts well to anthropogenic landscapes, including villages and cultivated areas with dense vegetation of native and exotic trees. This species frequently roosts communally in trees surrounding water bodies.
Dite type
Granivorous
General Info
Behavior
The mourning collared dove's flight is quick, with the regular beats and an occasional sharp flick of the wings which are characteristic of pigeons in general.
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
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