Mourning Collared Dove
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| Mourning Collared Dove | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Streptopelia |
| Species: | S. decipiens |
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| Streptopelia decipiens (Hartlaub & Finsch, 1870) |
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The Mourning Collared Dove (Streptopelia decipiens) is a pigeon that lives in Africa, south of Sahara. Despite its name, it is not a close relative of the North American Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura). This species is found most near water.
