Mourning collared dove

Mourning collared dove
	S. d. perspicillata; Lake Baringo, Kenya
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Columbiformes
Family:	Columbidae
Genus:	Streptopelia
Species:	S. decipiens
Binomial name
	Streptopelia decipiens; (Hartlaub & Finsch, 1870)

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

↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Streptopelia decipiens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.old-form url

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[1] BirdLife International (2012). "Streptopelia decipiens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.old-form url

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Mourning collared dove

S. d. perspicillata Lake Baringo, Kenya
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Columbiformes
Family:	Columbidae
Genus:	Streptopelia
Species:	S. decipiens
Binomial name
*Streptopelia decipiens* (Hartlaub & Finsch, 1870)