>> GENERAL >>>>>
– small dove, size of Western Jackdaw
– diurnal migrant
>> FLIGHT >>>>>
– migratory flocks usually 2-5 individuals, sometimes more, rarely exceeding 10 birds
– flight straight, fast, wing beats regular
>> VISUAL ID >>>>>
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
BIF1172, 25/04/2009, North Sea, offshore, Mathias Putze
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
BIF1173, 25/04/2009, North Sea, offshore, Mathias Putze
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
BIF1174, 25/04/2009, North Sea, offshore, Mathias Putze
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
BIF1175, 17/07/2011, Murcia, Spain, Mathias Putze
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
BIF1176, 01/06/2014, Buir Nuur, Mongolia, Mathias Putze
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
BIF1177, 01/06/2014, Buir Nuur, Mongolia, Mathias Putze
>> SOUND ID >>>>>
– nonvocal during migration
>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>>
Rock Dove (v)
Feral Pigeon (v)
Stock Dove (v)
Common Wood Pigeon (v)
European Turtle Dove (v)
Oriental Turtle Dove
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