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Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: JTF on July 11, 2009, 06:56:06 PM

Title: RFI: Dove
Post by: JTF on July 11, 2009, 06:56:06 PM

My neighbours alerted me to a strange dove in their yard a short time ago. It was very pale, beige with a narrow black neck ring.A gull flushed it before I could get a pic. My neighbours says its a ringed-necked dove/cape turtle dove, is this possible. The pics on line do look the same.

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Post by: Brian Bailey on July 11, 2009, 10:43:56 PM

Sounds like either a Ringed Turtle-Dove or a Eurasian Collared-Dove.  If you can't tell by appearance, you can separate them by voice if you hear it.

There's a fairly good chance it will hang around for a while, so keep your eyes and ears open.

BB

Title: Ref:Dove
Post by: JTF on July 12, 2009, 07:35:31 AM

Thanks for the post back, I'll keep a eye out and try to get another look or pic.

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Post by: Dr. John on July 13, 2009, 04:23:15 PM

My wife has previously seen a Ringed Turtle Dove mixed in with some mourning doves in our backyard so there may be a few strays/escapees around.

-John

Title: Ref: Dove ID
Post by: JTF on July 18, 2009, 08:08:06 AM

Thanks John, thats most likely what it was. Appreciate the post back, have a good weekend.