[texbirds] Re: African Collared-Dove (formerly Ringed Turtle-Dove) in Gatesville
- From: Mary Gustafson <live4birds@xxxxxxx>
- To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:03:29 -0400 (EDT)
That's an important question, Brush - how the ID was made. To me it looks like
a leucistic Eurasian Collared-Dove. The size is robust, not diminutive; the
primaries are dark (given that they are washed out); and I think the undertail
coverts are dark (for a leucistic bird). The photo's not clear on this last
point. These characters indicate Eurasian Collared-Dove. Leucistic birds are
not rare given the small source population.
http://home.earthlink.net/~sonoranaturalist/id32.html has one photo showing
some differences between these species.
Mary Gustafson
Mission, Texas
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