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Learn about African Collared-Dove (Domestic type or Ringed Turtle-Dove): explore photos, sounds, and observations collected by birders around the world.
Identification. POWERED BY MERLIN. A small, mostly gray-brown “ringneck” dove with a gentle-looking dark eye that is not obviously surrounded by bare skin. It has a pale belly and shows broad white tips and sides to the tail in flight.
Very pale beige color, the Ringed Turtle Dove is smaller and slimmer than the rock dove or domestic pigeon. It has a small head and short neck with narrow black semi-collar on the hind neck.
The Ring-necked Dove, also known as the Cape Turtle Dove or Half-collared Dove, graces the skies of East and southern Africa with its presence. This bird, mostly sedentary in nature, boasts a semi-collar of black feathers on its lower nape, a characteristic it shares with its Streptopelia kin.
The ring-necked dove (Streptopelia capicola), also known as the Cape turtle dove or half-collared dove, (Amatori in South Africa) is a widespread and often abundant dove species in East and southern Africa. It is a mostly sedentary bird, [2] [3] found in a variety of open habitats.
The Ring-necked dove (Streptopelia capicola) is a widespread and often abundant dove species from Africa. Its name is derived from the semi-collar of black feathers on the lower nape, a feature shared with a number of Streptopelia species. Like all doves, they depend on surface water.
Ringed turtle-doves are slightly larger than African collared doves (Goodwin 1983). Their length is approximately 305 mm (Honolulu Zoo 2002). Their tail is shorter than that for the African collared dove (Goodwin 1983). Overall, Streptopelia risoria is a warm creamy buff color.
