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Diamond Dove

Geopelia cuneata

The Diamond Dove is a small, gentle bird with beautiful gray feathers and sparkling white spots. They are friendly and love to coo softly, making them a delightful pet for bird lovers.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The Diamond Dove is a small, slender bird with a blue-grey head and grey body. It has distinctive white "diamond" spots on its wings and a bright red-orange ring around its eye, setting it apart.

ReichAnimaliaStammChordataKlasseAvesOrdnungColumbiformesFamilieColumbidaeGattungGeopelia
Diamond Dove
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Diamond Dove

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Males perform a special bow-coo dance to attract a mate.

Their tiny eggs are pure white, perfect for camouflage in nests.

These doves build very flimsy nests, sometimes you can see through them!

They drink water by sucking it up like a straw, unlike most birds!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Desert Drinker

Diamond Doves can drink water by sucking it up like a straw because of a unique throat design, helping them hydrate quickly.

Fähigkeit

Quick Nester

Diamond Doves lay just one to two pure white eggs in a flimsy nest, helping them reproduce quickly in their harsh environment.

Fähigkeit

Subtle Camouflage

Diamond Doves have grey plumage that blends perfectly with dry, dusty landscapes, helping them hide from predators on the ground.

Maße und Details

Länge
19-21 cm
Flügelspannweite
28-32 cm
Gewicht
0.04-0.06 kg
Lebenserwartung
7-10 Jahre
Top Speed
60 km/h
Gelegegröße
1-2
Brutzeit
13-14 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

They mostly eat tiny seeds from grasses and shrubs found on the ground.

Hauptnahrung

  • Grass seeds
  • Acacia seeds
  • Eucalypt seeds
  • Spinifex seeds

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Feral Cat

Felis catus

hunts doves in their native range.

eaten by

Nankeen Kestrel

Falco cenchroides

preys on small birds like the Diamond Dove.

eats

Soft Spinifex

Triodia pungens

consumes seeds from this widespread desert grass.

eats

Mulga

Acacia aneura

feeds on fallen seeds from these Australian trees.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Diamond Dove?

19-21 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Diamond Dove?

28-32 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Diamond Dove?

0.04-0.06 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Diamond Dove?

7-10 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Diamond Dove?

60 km/h

Was frisst Diamond Dove?

They mostly eat tiny seeds from grasses and shrubs found on the ground.

Wo findet man Diamond Dove normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Diamond Dove?

Foraging

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