Mourning Collared Dove

Streptopelia decipiens - Tourterelle pleureuse

Systematics

Order
:
Columbiformes
Family
:
Columbidés
Genus
:
Streptopelia
Species
:
decipiens

Descriptor

Hartlaub Finsch, 1870

Biometrics

Size
: 28 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 140 à 230 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Mourning Collared Dove (Streptopelia decipiens) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.

Subspecific information 6 subspecies

Streptopelia decipiens decipiens (e Sudan to Ethiopia and nw Somalia)
Streptopelia decipiens shelleyi (Mauritania to c Nigeria)
Streptopelia decipiens logonensis (Lake Chad to s Sudan, n DRCongo and w Uganda)
Streptopelia decipiens elegans (s Ethiopia to s Somalia and e Kenya)
Streptopelia decipiens perspicillata (w Kenya to c Tanzania)
Streptopelia decipiens ambigua (Angola and Namibia; e DRCongo, Malawi, n Botswana and n Zimbabwe; e Botswana, s Zimbabwe, s Mozambique and ne South Africa)

Foreign names

Tourterelle pleureuse,
Tórtola engañosa,
rola-gemedora,
Brillentaube,
pápaszemes gerle,
Treurtortel,
Tortora lamentosa,
sorgduva,
Klagedue,
hrdlička okuliarnatá,
hrdlička brýlová,
Guløjet Skoggerdue,
vaikertajaturturikyyhky,
Rooioogtortelduif,
tórtora ploranera,
synogarlica okularowa,
pelēkgalvas ūbele,
Африканская горлица,
アフリカシラコバト,
灰头斑鸠,
哀斑鳩,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland, Rural Gardens ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Ponds (below 8ha)