[Bristol-Birds] Re: [TN-Bird] African Collared-Dove (Greene Co., TN)

Rick,

Thanks very much for sharing this info.  There's no doubt in my mind that the 
bird I saw was an escape.  The same was undoubtedly true in 1995 and earlier.  
I've long suspected that someone in Greene County keeps and/or breeds exotic 
doves.  My main reason for even posting the bird in the first place was to call 
local birders' attention to the possibility of confusing African Collared-Doves 
with Eurasian Collared-Doves.  Ever since I saw the bird in 1995, I have been 
alert for the possibility that these exotics could complicate the situation 
when Eurasian Collared-Doves finally showed up in Greene County (which occurred 
in July 2004).

African Collared-Doves and Eurasian Collared-Doves are not too difficult to 
tell apart with a little practice, but it would be very easy to confuse the two 
through inattention to detail.

Thanks again.  

I would appreciate info from anyone else in the region who has experience with 
African Collared-Doves.

Don Miller
Greeneville, Greene Co., TN  

From: Rick Phillips <sunfish0501@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:36:30 -0400 (EDT)

. . . a couple of years ago there was a major breeder and shower of 
domesticated dove species near Newport who kept hundreds of individuals.  I 
wouldn't be surprised at all if some of these birds occasionally escaped and 
were seen by local birders.

Rick Phillips
Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee






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