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Red collared dove
| Red collared dove | |
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| Male in Singapore | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Streptopelia |
| Species: | S. tranquebarica
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| Binomial name | |
| Streptopelia tranquebarica (Hermann, 1804)
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The red collared dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica), also known as the red turtle dove, is a small pigeon which is a resident breeding bird in the tropics of Asia. The male has a blue-grey head and a red-brown body. The female is much plainer, with pale brown plumage similar to that of the larger Eurasian collared dove.
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Streptopelia tranquebarica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22690493A130171997. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22690493A130171997.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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