? Eurasian Collared Dove
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae Genus: Streptopelia Species: S. decaocto
Binomial name
Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838)

The Eurasian Collared Dove, Streptopelia decaocto, also called the Eurasian Collared-Dove or simply the Collared Dove, is one of the great colonisers of the avian world. Its original range was warmer temperate regions from southeastern Europe to Japan. However, in the twentieth century it expanded across the rest of Europe, reaching as far west as Great Britain by 1960, and Ireland soon after. It also now breeds north of the Arctic Circle in Scandinavia. Currently there are great numbers of these birds in central Albania. It was accidentally introduced into the Bahamas in the 1970s and spread to Florida by 1982. Large colonies have been noted throughout southern and central Alabama as well. Its stronghold in the USA is still Florida, but as of 1999 it had been reported from 22 states and was still spreading rapidly. It is not migratory. Collared Dove in an English garden. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anemones) Placozoa (trichoplax) Subregnum Bilateria (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Orthonectida (parasitic to flatworms, echinoderms, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicatas Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders Many - see section below. ... Families Raphidae Columbidae The order Columbiformes includes two families of birds: the Raphidae, to which the extinct Dodo and Rodrigues Solitaires belonged, and the Columbidae, which includes the very widespread and successful doves and pigeons. ... Pigeon redirects here. ... Species See text Streptopelia is a genus of birds in the dove family. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Dr Emerich (Imré) Frivaldszky von Frivald (February 6, 1799 - October 19, 1870) was a Hungarian botanist and entomologist. ... Orders Many - see section below. ... World map showing Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ... World map showing the five major circles of latitude A sign along the Dalton Highway marking the location of the Arctic Circle The Arctic Circle is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. ... For other uses, see Scandinavia (disambiguation). ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 22nd 170 451 km² 260 km 800 km 17. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Official language(s) English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 30th 52,423 mi²/135,775 km² 190 mi/306 km 330 mi/531 km 3. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 22nd 170 451 km² 260 km 800 km 17. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... // Long-distance land bird migration Many species of land birds migrate very long distances, the most common pattern being for birds to breed in the temperate or arctic northern hemisphere and winter in warmer regions, often in the tropics or the southern hemisphere. ...

It breeds wherever there are trees for nesting, laying two white eggs in a stick nest. It is not wary and is often found around human habitation. An average Whooping Crane egg is 102 mm long, and weighs 208 grams A baby tortoise emerges from a reptile egg. ...

This is a small dove, buff grey with a darker back and a blue-grey wing patch. The tail feathers are tipped white. It has a black half-collar on its nape from which it gets its name. The short legs are red and the bill is black. The eye is reddish/brown. From a distance the eyes appear to be black, as the pupil is relatively large and only a narrow rim of reddish-brown eye colour can be seen around the black pupil (click on photo to see features in detail). Subfamily Columbinae Otidiphabinae Gourinae Didunculinae Treroninae The doves are the 308 species of near passerine birds in the order Columbiformes. ...

This is a gregarious species, and sizeable winter flocks will form where there are food supplies such as grain. The song is a monotonous coocoo, coo and an odd soft cawing sound as they alight on a perch.

The Eurasian Collared Dove is one of two species (the other, and the more likely, being the African Collared Dove, Streptopelia roseogrisea) that have been argued to be the wild ancestor of the domestic Barbary Dove, S. risoria. It is able to interbreed with the Barbary Dove. Binomial name Streptopelia roseogrisea (Sundevall, 1857) The African Collared Dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea) is a small dove found in Africa in the arid region south of the Sahara. ... Binomial name Streptopelia risoria The Barbary Dove, Ring Dove, or Ring-necked Dove, Streptopelia risoria, is a small domestic dove. ...

External links

• http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/c/collareddove/index.asp.

Audio visual links:

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/rams/birdsong-collared_dove.ram
• http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/c/collareddove/gallery.asp