African Collared-Dove Photo Gallery
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Fairly large dove with small, round head, thin bill, and square tail. Pale buff-white overall, with black crescent on nape. Note white undertail coverts.
© Ted Floyd | Macaulay LibraryColorado, March 25, 2016Fairly large dove with long, square-tipped tail and thin bill. The tail is dark at the base and white at the tip; white extends all the way to the edges of the tail feathers. Note white undertail.
© Jay McGowan | Macaulay LibraryLajas, April 22, 2014Plumage can vary from pale gray-white to tawny-buff. Wingtips are only slightly darker than the rest of the wing and back.
© Derek Stokes | Macaulay LibraryAuckland, October 02, 2015Rare in continental North America. Often found around human habitation.
© Robert Tovey | Macaulay LibraryDhofar, May 13, 2016Click on an image to compare
Pigeons and Doves(Order: Columbiformes, Family: Columbidae)
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