Red Turtle Dove
Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 5,435
- Most observed in
- 🇹🇼 Taiwan
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The red collared dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica), also known as the red turtle dove, is a small pigeon which is a resident breeding bird in the tropics of Asia. The male has a blue-grey head and a red-brown body. The female is much plainer, with pale brown plumage similar to that of the larger Eurasian collared dove.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Red collared dove”.