Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis) - HBW 4, p. 140
French: Tourterelle maillée
German: Palmtaube
Spanish: Tórtola Senegalesa
Other common names: Palm/Senegal Dove, Indian Little Brown Dove
Taxonomy: Columba senegalensis Linnaeus, 1766, Senegal.
Differs distinctly in plumage and vocalizations from all congeners; possibly related to S. chinensis. Birds of São Tomé and Príncipe (Gulf of Guinea) sometimes awarded separate race thome, but validity very doubtful, particularly as species may be introduced here. Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- phoenicophila Hartert, 1916 - oases S of Atlas Mts in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.
- aegyptiaca (Latham, 1790) - Nile Valley, from Suez Canal and delta S to Wadi Halfa.
- sokotrae C. H. B. Grant, 1914 - Socotra.
- phoenicophila Hartert, 1916 - oases S of Atlas Mts in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.
- aegyptiaca (Latham, 1790) - Nile Valley, from Suez Canal and delta S to Wadi Halfa.
- sokotrae C. H. B. Grant, 1914 - Socotra.
- senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) - sub-Saharan Africa and W Arabia from Medina (Saudi Arabia) S to Aden and Mukalla (S Yemen).
- cambayensis (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) - E Arabia and E Iran N & E to Kazakhstan and W Xinjiang (NW China), and E to Pakistan, India and Bangladesh.
- Least Concern
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A male preening, fluffing its plumage and singing. Jemmu Valley, Ethiopia (ssp senegalensis)
Josep del Hoyo 25 November 2005 4 years ago 36 sec 4.6 -
A close view of an adult male on a hotel balcony, preening and singing briefly Atlantic Hotel, Banjul, The Gambia (ssp senegalensis)
Dave Jackson 18 November 2006 2 years ago 29 sec 4.4 -
Two birds in a puddle, bathing. Langano, Ethiopia (ssp senegalensis)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2005 4 years ago 33 sec 4.4 -
A bird sunning with an open wing, besides several African Mourning Doves. Langano, Ethiopia (ssp senegalensis)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2005 4 years ago 31 sec 4.4 -
A bird feeding on grain Debre Zeit, Ethiopia (ssp senegalensis)
Josep del Hoyo 21 December 2005 4 years ago 38 sec 4.3 -
A bird walking to a puddle and bathing. Langano, Ethiopia (ssp senegalensis)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2005 4 years ago 28 sec 4.2
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Calling Kutch District, Gujarat, India
jugal Tiwari 28 August 2010 4 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 4.5 -
Sitting on a rock Arakhiya Farm, Qatar
John A Thompson 6 March 2009 11 weeks ago 4.5 -
adult on a wall Kwa Maritane, Pilanesberg Game Reserve, North West Province, South Africa (ssp senegalensis)
Georges Olioso 8 September 2004 1 year ago 4 -
Common dove seen here on ground. Great Rann of Kutch, Kutch District, Gujarat, India
jugal Tiwari 11 November 2009 8 weeks ago 3.8 -
Perched on a stump Kutch District, Gujarat, India
jugal Tiwari 6 August 2010 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.7 -
Two Laughing Doves heat in the sun. Israel
Eli Zarur 8 October 2007 4 weeks ago 3.6
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A male singing. Jemmu Valley, Ethiopia
Josep del Hoyo 26 November 2005 25 weeks ago 3 -
Calling during breeding Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 April 2005 33 weeks ago 3 -
An adult calling. Negev Desert, Israel
Iva Hristova 7 May 2007 38 weeks ago 2
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