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Spotted Dove

Spilopelia chinensis

Description:

Larger than the laughing Dove; the spotted patch on either side of the neck is distinctive. When the male coos and woos the female the black spotted patch stands out a bit and becomes extra noticeable.

Habitat:

Urban adaptation good.

Notes:

Happily eats grains put out for it. Quarrelsome nature.

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SukanyaDatta
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SukanyaDatta

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Spotted on Aug 8, 2012
Submitted on Apr 23, 2014

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