Spotted Dove
Spotted Dove , Photo: Asif Ishtiaque
তিলা ঘুঘু / পাতি ঘুঘু
Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1768)
| রাজ্য / Kingdom: | Animalia |
| বর্গ / Order: | Columbiformes |
| পরিবার / Family: | Columbidae |
| গন / Genus: | Spilopelia |
| প্রজাতি / Species: | S. chinensis |
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- Spotted Dove, Photo: Md Kayes
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- Spotted Dove, Photo: Kawsar Mostafa
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- Spotted Dove, Photo: Kawsar Mostafa
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- Spotted Dove, Photo: Showkat Shuvro
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- Spotted Dove, Photo: Kawsar Mostafa
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- Spotted Dove, Photo: Masud Mushfiq Zaman
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- Spotted Dove, Photo: Kawsar Mostafa
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- Spotted Dove, Photo: Ikbal H. Babu
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- Spotted Dove, Photo: Md Kayes
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- Spotted Dove, Photo: Kawsar Mostafa
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- Spotted Dove, Photo: Shovon Ahmaduzzaman
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- Spotted Dove, Photo: Ikbal H. Babu
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- Spotted Dove, Photo: Shaiful Islam Sourav
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- Spotted Dove, Photo: Maroof Rana
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- Spotted Dove , Photo: Kawsar Mostafa
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- Spotted Dove, Photo: Masud Mushfiq Zaman
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- Spotted Dove, Photo: Kawsar Mostafa
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- Spotted Dove, Photo: Md Kayes
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- Spotted Dove, Photo: Kawsar Mostafa
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- Spotted Dove , Photo: Asif Ishtiaque
Photos by:
- Kawsar Mostafa
- Masud Mushfiq Zaman
- Maroof Rana
- Ikbal H. Babu
- Shaiful Islam Sourav
- Md Kayes
- Asif Ishtiaque
- Shovon Ahmaduzzaman
- Showkat Shuvro
Description
These are small, long-tailed pigeons. They are among the common garden birds. Overall brown body with darker centers to the back and wing feathers. They have rosy breasts and there is a unique white-spotted black nape patch. Head is grey and grey-brown neck and underpart. White-tipped tail becomes clear in flight. Sexes are alike in plumage.
They move in pairs. They mainly feed on grass seeds, grains, fruits, seeds of other plants, and also on winged termites.
Spotted doves are native to south-east Asia and Indian subcontinent.
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