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African Collared-Dove

Streptopelia roseogrisea

The African Collared-Dove is a gentle bird with a soft cooing sound. It has a beautiful grayish color and a distinctive black 'collar' around its neck. These doves are often seen in pairs, making them lovely companions in the sky.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The African Collared-Dove is a slender bird, pale grey-brown overall with a distinctive narrow black collar on its hindneck. Its head is a lighter grey, and its underside has pinkish tones, contrasting with darker flight feathers.

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African Collared-Dove
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African Collared-Dove

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Often found near human settlements, they're very comfortable with people!

Their soft 'coo-COO-coo' call is distinctive in their African habitats!

These doves are unique for drinking water without ever tilting their heads!

They build incredibly flimsy nests, often just a few twigs!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Sip-Suck Drinker

African Collared-Doves can drink water by sucking it up like a straw, unlike most birds that scoop and tilt their heads.

Fähigkeit

Rapid Breeder

African Collared-Doves can raise multiple broods in a year, which helps their populations thrive quickly.

Fähigkeit

Sun Navigator

African Collared-Doves possess an innate ability to navigate vast distances using the sun's position.

Maße und Details

Länge
25-28 cm
Flügelspannweite
40-45 cm
Gewicht
0.12-0.16 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-10 Jahre
Top Speed
60 km/h
Gelegegröße
1-2
Brutzeit
14-16 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These doves mainly eat various seeds and grains found on the ground, sometimes small fruits.

Hauptnahrung

  • Grass seeds
  • Weed seeds
  • Millet
  • Wheat
  • Small berries

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Domestic Cat

Felis catus

A common predator, especially in suburban areas.

eaten by

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

Hunts small birds in wooded and open areas.

eats

Wheat

Triticum aestivum

Forages for fallen grains in agricultural fields.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch birds from a distance and don't try to touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von African Collared-Dove?

25-28 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von African Collared-Dove?

40-45 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von African Collared-Dove?

0.12-0.16 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von African Collared-Dove?

5-10 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von African Collared-Dove?

60 km/h

Was frisst African Collared-Dove?

These doves mainly eat various seeds and grains found on the ground, sometimes small fruits.

Wo findet man African Collared-Dove normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt African Collared-Dove?

Foraging

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