Profile
In flight
Pigeons & Doves
Spotted Dove
Spilopelia chinensis
- uncommon
- 48 km/h
- Least Concern
A gentle pinkish dove of dusty lanes and temple courtyards, instantly known by the bib of white pearls strung around its neck. Its slow, repeated coo is the background music of Asian afternoons.
- Population
- very large and stable; introduced populations established in Australia, Hawaii, and California
- Habitat
- open woodland, scrub, farmland, gardens, parks, villages, and city edges across South, Southeast, and East Asia
- Diet
- grass seeds, grain, fallen fruit, small insects
- Size
- 0.3 m
- Wingspan
- 0.5 m
