Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Red Turtle-dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica) - HBW 4, p. 139
French: Tourterelle à tête grise
German: Zwerglachtaube
Spanish: Tórtola Cabecigrís
Other common names: Red Ring-dove, Red-collared Dove, Dwarf Turtle-dove
Taxonomy: Columba tranquebarica Hermann, 1804, Tranquebaria, India.
A very distinctive species, distantly related to the S. roseogrisea group. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- tranquebarica (Hermann, 1804) - Sind and Punjab E to W Nepal, Bihar and Bengal, and S through peninsular India.
- humilis (Temminck, 1824) - NE Tibet, Nepal, Sikkim and Assam through Myanmar, Andaman Is, Thailand and Indochina to N China, Taiwan and N Philippines.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Adult perched on a bush Locality Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp humilis)
Greg Baker 4 December 2000 49 weeks ago 18 sec 4.2 -
1 bird on the floor eating Locality Laem Pak Bia-Pak Thale, Phetchaburi Province, Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp humilis)
Daniêl Jimenez 24 December 2010 1 year ago 27 sec 4 -
male walking away Locality Changi Cove, Changi, Singapore (ssp humilis)
Martin Kennewell 17 February 2008 20 weeks ago 24 sec 3.5 -
A bird preening itself on a powerline. Locality Kaeng Krachan National Park, Western Thailand, Thailand
Yoel Jimenez 16 November 2010 1 year ago 17 sec 3.2 -
A pair, the female at the right, on a wire Locality Ror Ror Jor Ror Por, Central Thailand, Thailand (ssp humilis)
Josep del Hoyo 20 November 2004 5 years ago 24 sec 3.1 -
A group of males and females foraging, with the song of a Common Koel in the background Locality Safari World, Minburi District, Bangkok, Central Thailand, Thailand (ssp humilis)
Josep del Hoyo 21 November 2004 5 years ago 26 sec 3.1
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male perched in morning light
Locality Udaipur, Udaipur District, Rajasthan, India
Sharad Agrawal 15 November 2010 38 weeks ago 4.5 -
A female on a wire.
Locality Hodal, Faridabad District, Haryana, India
J.M. Garg 16 November 2006 2 years ago 3.5 -
Perching Pair
Locality Kutch District, Gujarat, India
Shantilal Varu 10 October 2011 16 weeks ago 3.4 -
Adult male.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (ssp humilis)
Tomasz Doroń 3 July 2010 7 weeks ago 3.3 -
Perching
Locality Kutch District, Gujarat, India
Shantilal Varu 10 October 2011 16 weeks ago 3.3 -
Monsoon breeding visitor
Locality Kutch District, Gujarat, India
jugal Tiwari 25 August 2009 1 year ago 3.3
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Calls by male Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 April 2005 2 years ago 4
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