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Laughing Dove

Stigmatopelia senegalensis

Description:

Medium size pigeon with lovely pastel pink and blue tones on the back and chest. Has black spots on the throat.

Notes:

Not sure why it is called Laughing Dove, it's call is not very similar to a laugh.

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2 Comments

SusanEllison
SusanEllison 12 years ago

great catch. check out this same spot: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/628...

The MnMs
The MnMs 12 years ago

I like the pattern in its breast :-)

CataAna
Spotted by
CataAna

6161, Western Australia, Australia

Spotted on Jul 1, 2011
Submitted on Jul 10, 2011

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