Collared Dove, Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Order: | Columbiformes |
Family: | Columbidae |
Genus: | Streptopelia |
Species: | decaocto |
Regional
This bird has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Members' Notes:
Rating | Content |
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Neutral | On Jul 8, 2014, flightsfan from Aloha, OR wrote: Non-native invasive species in Oregon. Easily confused with mourning doves. |
Neutral | On Aug 13, 2012, Chillybean from (Zone 5a) wrote: We've seen them in our yard, never at the feeders though, the last two Marches. I've heard they were territorial during breeding season booting out the natives, so hoped they would move on. But an article on Project Feeder Watch's blog seemed to dispute this. They were seeing numbers of Mourning Doves increase in the same areas Eurasian Collared Doves were found. Interesting. Their numbers were based on Florida only. I'd be interested in seeing how it is across North America. |
Neutral | On May 21, 2012, Peter61835 from Yankeetown, FL (Zone 4a) wrote: This non-native bird has adapted well to Florida. In my region it travels with the Morning and Ground Doves frequenting the ground-level seed feeders on my property. |
Negative | On Mar 26, 2012, frogymon from Lisle, IL (Zone 5a) wrote: Is bird is listed as a non-native invasive species by AZ G&F and is now the most common dove in my neighborhood, whereas a few years ago it was Mourning and Inca doves. |
Positive | On Jun 14, 2010, garden_geezer from Biloxi, MS wrote: A positive rating for one reason, they are so beautiful in flight. I get |
Negative | On Apr 30, 2009, IrisLover79 from Westchester, IL (Zone 5b) wrote: I've had just one of these birds come to my backyard for a couple years now. At first, I thought it was an albino mourning dove - until Resin clued me in. They're a little bigger than a mourning dove & have a black half-ring around their necks. This bird is aggressive & beats up on the mourning doves. It will chase them & knock them off the wires. I give it a negative rating because it's mean & it's also a non-native bird. |
Neutral | On Apr 7, 2009, chuck7701 from McKinney, TX (Zone 8a) wrote: Considered an exotic, non-game species in Texas. Supposedly came from escaped birds in Bahamas to Florida and moving west. They are larger than the native Morning and White Wing doves, almost 2-3 times in size. Some reports state that in high populations they are territorially crowding or chasing out the natives. They do not appear to migrate. Similar residual habits to pigeons. |