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Eurasian Collared DoveAlternate name(s): "Collared Dove", "Eurasian Collared-Dove" ![]() Size: 30-33 cm; wing span 47-55 cm Weight: 125-240 g |
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Photos |
Race "decaocto"
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ADULT |
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PAIR |
Near-frontal view of a pair of Eurasian Collared Doves
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, January 2016]
Lateral view of a pair of Eurasian Collared Doves foraging on the
ground (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, Santa Justa, Coruche, Santarem, Portugal, March 2020]
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of a Eurasian Collared Dove
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, December 2015]
Near-frontal view of a Eurasian Collared Dove; note the
characteristic collar (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, February 2017]
Near-lateral view of a Eurasian Collared Dove
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, May 2019]
Near-lateral view of a Eurasian Collared Dove
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia river, Couco, Coruche, Santarem, Portugal, February 2021]
Near-lateral view of a Eurasian Collared Dove
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, December 2015]
Lateral view of a Eurasian Collared Dove
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Montargil Dam, Ponte de Sor, Evora, Portugal, January 2019]
Lateral view of a Eurasian Collared Dove
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, January 2014]
Lateral view of a Eurasian Collared Dove
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mequinenza, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, September 2019]
Lateral view of a Eurasian Collared Dove
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, January 2016]
Lateral view of a Eurasian Collared Dove on the ground
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, January 2016]
Lateral view of a Eurasian Collared Dove
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Faial Island, Azores, November 2018]
Lateral view of a Eurasian Collared Dove
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, February 2020]
Lateral view of a Eurasian Collared Dove
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, February 2020]
Near-dorsal view of a Eurasian Collared Dove
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Vila Franca de Xira, Tejo estuary, Portugal, June 2021]
Near-dorsal view of a Eurasian Collared Dove
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Amendoeira da Serra, Mertola, Portugal, October 2019]
Near-dorsal view of a Eurasian Collared Dove
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, January 2016]
Near-dorsal view of a Eurasian Collared Dove
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, December 2015]
Near-dorsal/ventral view of a Eurasian Collared Dove
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, May 2020]
4 Eurasian Collared Doves
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Quinta do Ludo, Loule, Algarve, Portugal, October 2020]
Comparison between a Eurasian Collared Dove and a
Common Starling
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, January 2016]
Near-lateral/ventral view of a Eurasian Collared Dove in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, April 2019]
Lateral view of a Eurasian Collared Dove in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, September 2020]
Dorsal view of a Eurasian Collared Dove banking to land
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, September 2019]
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Additional information |
Photos of Eurasian Collared Doves, race "decaocto", were also taken by us in in Oman.
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Food, Diet |
Like all pigeons and doves, Eurasian Collared Doves are strictly vegetarian. To the best of our knowledge they feed exclusively on seeds.
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
Doves and pigeons do not, like other birds, open their bills when calling, but they rather "hum" through their noses, with the bill closed.
The specific name "decaocto" (=18) reflects the fact that Eurasian Collared Doves regularly use 6 sequences of 3 "coo" calls, i.e. 6x "coo-COO-coo".
eurcdov_dw_20160529.m4a |
decaocto (Poland) |
Contact calls | © DW | |
eurcdov_dw_20190804.m4a |
decaocto (Poland) |
Contact calls (+ Eurasian Golden Oriole) | © DW | |
eurcdov_jp_20200329.m4a |
decaocto (Portugal) |
Contact calls Q&A (+ others in bkgd) | © JP | |
eurcdov_dw_20190804_2.m4a |
decaocto (Poland) |
Alarm calls | © DW | |
eurcdov_dw_20210914.m4a |
decaocto (Poland) |
Alarm calls | © DW |
More Eurasian Collared Dove sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.