Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
Woodland. A large, pink-breasted dove with red eyes and a broad hindcollar.
LC
Not Endemic
Description
Common resident. Differs from [Mourning Collared Dove] in having grey on top of the head only, red eye with a purple-pink eye-ring, and a deeper pink breast. The call is ‘coo-coo, coo-koo-cuk-coo’, the accent on the fourth syllable, likened to ‘I am, a RED-eyed dove’. Occurs in riverine forest, well developed woodland, mixed bushveld, exotic plantations and suburban areas. The largest of the ring-necked doves.
Quick Facts
Size
33-36 cm - M
Names
A: Grootringduif
Z: iHobhelimehlabombu
Ss: Leebamosu
G: Halbmondtaube
Bird Family
A well-known group of mostly seed-eating, terrestrial (except for the arboreal fruit-feeding pigeons) birds that build flimsy stick platform nests in trees. The distinction between pigeons and doves is ill-defined: larger species tend to be called pigeons, smaller ones doves. Immatures are dull versions of the adults. Many species become very common and tame near human habitation.
Distribution
Gallery
Behaviour
Breeding
Habitat
Occurs in riverine 'forest', well developed woodland, mixed bushveld, exotic plantations and 'suburban' areas.
