[obol] Re: RFI: Immature Eurasian-collared Doves
- From: Wayne Hoffman <whoffman@xxxxxxxx>
- To: Hannah Fritz <hannah.fritz@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2014 17:09:07 -0700
Hi -
Eurasian Collared-doves have a fairly rare pale morph, which is what this
bird appears to be. Although escaped/feral Ringed Turtle-Dove have
apparently occurred in Oregon, I suspect most of those reported are
actually these pale-morph Eurasians. Captive-reared Ringed-Turtledoves are
a bit smaller, and in your photo with 2 birds they seem the same size.
The Eurasian Collared-Doves that have recently colonized North America had
at least a brief episode of captivity and probably captive breeding in
their history, so perhaps these pale birds were a selected variety.
Wayne
On Sun, Jun 8, 2014 at 3:26 PM, Hannah Fritz <hannah.fritz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I've been curious about a dove that's been visiting my yard for about a
> month now. It's much paler than the typical dark gray Eurasian
> Collared-Doves that I have. I am assuming it is an immature bird, but
> trying to find a description of immature Eurasian Collared-Doves is being
> somewhat elusive, since it's mixed in with reports of African
> Collared-Doves/Ringed Turtledoves/whatever you want to call them and how to
> tell the two apart. I haven't been able to see the bird from underneath, to
> check out the undertail coverts, nor have I heard it. Or.. I have heard
> ECDs and nothing else, which may be just as telling.
>
> I know if this bird were anything other than an imm. ECD, it would be an
> escapee, and I'm not looking to "count" it. Just curious if this is what
> young birds look like, or just a different color variation or what.
>
> A few pics:
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/eggwhite/birds/dove_zps4d384798.png
>
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/eggwhite/birds/doves_zps577e1176.png
>
>
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/eggwhite/birds/msyt_dove_zps1cff0cc9.png
>
> Thanks!
> Hannah Fritz
> St. Helens, OR
>
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