laughing dove

laughing dove

bird
also called  Senegal Dove 

      (Streptopelia senegalensis), bird of the pigeon family, Columbidae (order Columbiformes), a native of African and southwest Asian scrublands that has been successfully introduced into Australia. The reddish-brown bird has blue markings on its wings, a white edge on its long tail, purplish legs, and a black bill. The copper-tipped feathers on the neck are prominent during the “bowing display” of courtship. The monogamous pair care for a clutch of two white eggs. Its call has a musical, bubbly quality, different from the cooing sound of most doves.

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  • Laughing Dove — Taxobox name = Laughing Dove status = LR/lc regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Columbiformes familia = Columbidae genus = Streptopelia species = S. senegalensis binomial = Streptopelia senegalensis binomial authority =… …   Wikipedia

  • laughing dove — mažasis purplelis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Streptopelia senegalensis angl. laughing dove vok. Palmtaube, f rus. малая горлица, f pranc. tourterelle maillée, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas – tikrieji purpleliai …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • laughing dove — noun A small pigeon () native to the tropics in Africa south of the Sahara; the Middle East; and southern Asia east to India …   Wiktionary

  • laughing turtle-dove — /lafɪŋ ˈtɜtl dʌv/ (say lahfing tertl duv) noun an African dove, Streptopelia senegalensis, introduced into Perth in the late 19th century and now well established in south western WA. Also, laughing dove, Senegal turtle dove …  

  • Turtle Dove — Taxobox name = Turtle Dove status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Columbiformes familia = Columbidae genus = Streptopelia species = S. turtur binomial = Streptopelia… …   Wikipedia

  • Spotted Dove — At Austins Ferry, Tasmania Conservation status …   Wikipedia

  • The Dove (1974 film) — Infobox Film name = The Dove image size = 240px caption = Theatrical poster director = Charles Jarrott producer = Gregory Peck writer = Story: Derek L.T. Gill Robin Lee Graham Screenplay: Adam Kennedy Peter S. Beagle narrator = starring = Joseph… …   Wikipedia

  • The Dove (1968 film) — De Düva (The Dove) Directed by George Coe and Anthony Lover Produced by George Coe, Sidney Davis and Anthony Lover Written by Sidney Davis Starring Pamela Burrell, George C …   Wikipedia

  • turtle-dove — /ˈtɜtl dʌv/ (say tertl duv) noun 1. a small, slender dove, Streptopelia turtur, having a long, graduated tail which is conspicuous in flight. 2. → laughing turtle dove. 3. → spotted turtle dove. Also, turtledove, turtle dove. {turtle2 + dove1} …  

  • Senegal turtle-dove — /sɛnəgal ˈtɜtl dʌv/ (say senuhgahl tertl duv) noun → laughing turtle dove …  

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