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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A male and a female having a sunbath on the ground, and then preening. Locality National Dong Hwa University, Shoufong, Hualien County, Taiwan (ssp humilis)
Josep del Hoyo 24 April 2011 1 year ago 44 sec 4.6 -
A male on the ground stretching the wing while sunbathing. Locality National Dong Hwa University, Shoufong, Hualien County, Taiwan (ssp humilis)
Josep del Hoyo 24 April 2011 1 year ago 33 sec 4.5 -
A male foraging on the ground. Locality National Dong Hwa University, Shoufong, Hualien County, Taiwan (ssp humilis)
Josep del Hoyo 24 April 2011 1 year ago 18 sec 4.3 -
A pair preening on the ground. Locality National Dong Hwa University, Shoufong, Hualien County, Taiwan (ssp humilis)
Josep del Hoyo 24 April 2011 1 year ago 13 sec 4.3 -
Adult perched on a bush Locality Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp humilis)
Greg Baker 4 December 2000 2 years 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 2 years ago 27 sec 3.8
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male perched in morning light
Locality Udaipur, Udaipur District, Rajasthan, India (ssp tranquebarica)
Sharad Agrawal 15 November 2010 2 years ago 4.6 -
Male calling from a rooftop.
Locality Laem Pak Bia-Pak Thale, Phetchaburi Province, Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp humilis)
David Beadle 16 November 2012 18 weeks ago 4.2 -
perching
Locality Bhavnagar District, Gujarat, India (ssp tranquebarica)
Shantilal Varu 21 October 2012 29 weeks ago 4 -
A female on a wire.
Locality Hodal, Faridabad District, Haryana, India
J.M. Garg 16 November 2006 3 years ago 3.8 -
Male preening on a rooftop.
Locality Laem Pak Bia-Pak Thale, Phetchaburi Province, Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp humilis)
David Beadle 16 November 2012 18 weeks ago 3.8 -
on wire
Locality Bhavnagar District, Gujarat, India
Shantilal Varu 21 October 2012 29 weeks ago 3.7
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Calls by male Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 April 2005 3 years ago 4
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