Island collared dove

Island collared dove
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Streptopelia
Species: S. bitorquata
Binomial name
Streptopelia bitorquata
(Temminck, 1809)

The island collared dove (Streptopelia bitorquata) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.

Habitat

The species occurs in the Indonesian islands from Java to Timor. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

Description

The bird is grey with brownish wings and a black ring round its neck.

The Philippine collared dove was once considered a subspecies.

References


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