Streptopelia(collared dovesandturtle doves) is a genus of 15 species of birds in the pigeon and dove familyColumbidaenative to theOld WorldinAfrica,Europe,andAsia.These are mainly slim, small to medium-sized species. The upperparts tend to be buffy brown and the underparts are often a shade of pinkish-brown, and they have a characteristic black-and-white patch on the neck. They have cooing or purring songs, monotonous in some, restful and soothing in others. The genus divides into two groups, thecollared dovegroup (11 species) with uniform upperparts and a black half-collar edged with white, and theturtle dovegroup (4 species) with patterned upperparts and a barred side panel on the neck. They range in size from the 20–23 cmred collared doveto the 33–35 cmoriental turtle dove.Most of the species are resident or disperse over short distances, but two (theEuropeanandOriental turtle doves) are long-distancemigrantsbreeding in temperate areas and wintering in the tropics. The sexes are not differentiated in most of the species, except for thered collared dove,where the males are orange-red with a greyish head, and the females a duller brown.[1]
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| AEurasian collared dove(Streptopelia decaocto) in Adana, Turkey. It is a typical and widespread member of the collared doves. | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Subfamily: | Columbinae |
| Genus: | Streptopelia Bonaparte,1855 |
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| Columba risoria | |
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As a group, this genus is highly successful; several species are abundant in a range of habitats in the tropics, with three species having a more extensive distribution into temperate areas as well. TheEurasian collared dove(Streptopelia decaocto) in particular has expanded naturally out of its original range of the warmer temperate regions from southeastern Europe to India to colonise the rest of Europe, reaching as far west as Great Britain by 1960 and Ireland soon after, and also east across northern China to Japan. It has also beenintroducedinto the Americas where it has now colonised most of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean, and is still spreading rapidly. Some other species have been less successful in recent years, with three species listed byIUCNas eitherVulnerableorNear Threatened.[1]
Taxonomy
editThe genusStreptopeliawas described in 1855 by the French ornithologistCharles Lucien Bonaparte.[2]The name is from theAncient Greekστρεπτός (streptós) – literal meaning "twisted" but, by extension, "wearing atorc"(i.e., twisted metal collar) – and πέλεια (péleia) meaning "wild dove".[3]Also in 1855, the English zoologistGeorge Robert Graydesignated thetype speciesasStreptopelia risoria,theBarbary dove.[4][5]AlthoughStreptopelia risoriahas been confirmed as a valid name by theInternational Commission on Zoological Nomenclature,[6]the Barbary dove is generally treated as a domesticated form of theAfrican collared doveStreptopelia roseogrisea.[7]
Species
editThe genus contains 15 species:[8]
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Streptopelia turtur | European turtle dove | Europe, North Africa, western Asia; wintering Africa south of the Sahara |
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Streptopelia lugens | Dusky turtle dove | Tropical East Africa |
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Streptopelia hypopyrrha | Adamawa turtle dove | Tropical West Africa |
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Streptopelia orientalis | Oriental turtle dove | Asia, widespread; wintering further south in Asia |
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Streptopelia bitorquata | Sunda collared dove | Java east to Timor |
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Streptopelia dusumieri | Philippine collared dove | Philippines, endemic |
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Streptopelia decaocto | Eurasian collared dove | Europe, North Africa, Asia; invasive in Americas |
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Streptopelia xanthocycla | Burmese collared dove | Myanmar, endemic |
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Streptopelia roseogrisea | African collared dove | Sahel region of Africa, southwest Arabia |
| (No free license photo available) | Streptopelia reichenowi | White-winged collared dove | Southern Ethiopia, southern Somalia |
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Streptopelia decipiens | Mourning collared dove | Tropical Africa |
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Streptopelia semitorquata | Red-eyed dove | Tropical and southern Africa |
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Streptopelia capicola | Ring-necked dove | Eastern and southern Africa |
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Streptopelia vinacea | Vinaceous dove | Sahel region of Africa |
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Streptopelia tranquebarica | Red collared dove | Southern Asia |
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| Phylogenetic position based on Johnsonet al.(2001).[9] |
The generaSpilopeliaandNesoenaswere formerly included inStreptopelia,but have since been separated out to make the genusmonophyletic.[9][8]
References
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- ^abdel Hoyo, Josep (2020).All the birds of the world.Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. p. 87.ISBN978-84-16728-37-4.
- ^Bonaparte, Charles Lucien(1855)."Coup d'oeil sur les pigeons (quatrième partie)".Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences(in French).40:15–24 [17].
- ^Jobling, James A. (2010).The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names.London: Christopher Helm. p.367.ISBN978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^Gray, George Robert(1855).Catalogue of the Genera and Subgenera of Birds Contained in the British Museum.London: British Museum. p. 150.
- ^Peters, James Lee,ed. (1937).Check-list of Birds of the World.Vol. 3. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 88.
- ^ICZN (International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature) (2008)."Opinion 2215 (Case 3380),Streptopelia risoria(Linnaeus, 1758) (Aves, Columbidae): priority maintained ".Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.65(4): 327–328.doi:10.21805/bzn.v65i4.a2.S2CID82029460.
- ^Baptista, L.F.; Trail, P.W.; Horblit, H.M.; Boesman, P.; Garcia, E.F.J. (2020). del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.)."African Collared Dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea) ".Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive.Lynx Edicions.doi:10.2173/bow.afcdov1.01.S2CID216467812.Retrieved16 February2020.
- ^abGill, Frank;Donsker, David;Rasmussen, Pamela,eds. (2024)."Pigeons".IOC World Bird List Version 14.1.International Ornithologists' Union.Retrieved10 August2024.
- ^abJohnson, K.P.; De Kort, S.; Dinwoodey, K.; Mateman, A.C.; Ten Cate, C.; Lessells, C.M.; Clayton, D.H. (2001)."A molecular phylogeny of the dove generaStreptopeliaandColumba".Auk.118(4): 874–887.doi:10.1642/0004-8038(2001)118[0874:AMPOTD]2.0.CO;2.hdl:20.500.11755/a92515bb-c1c6-4c0e-ae9a-849936c41ca2.
