Mourning collared dove
Appearance
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Mourning collared dove | |
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S. d. perspicillata Lake Baringo, Kenya | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Columbiformes |
Family: | Columbidae |
Genus: | Streptopelia |
Species: | S. decipiens
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Binomial name | |
Streptopelia decipiens |
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.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Streptopelia decipiens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.