Animals / Bird

Eurasian collared dove

Streptopelia decaocto · Columbidae

The Eurasian collared dove, often called the collared dove, is a dove species from the genus Streptopelia. It is grey-buff to pinkish-grey, and has a black half-collar edged with white on its nape, alluding to the name. It is native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa.

Where the Eurasian collared dove lives

Recorded in France, Spain, United Kingdom, Netherlands, India, Portugal, Sweden, Germany, Belgium and Denmark (North America, Europe and Asia).

Introduced, not native, in United States of America, Canada and Mexico.

Most records fall in Zuid-Holland, Gelderland, Noord-Holland, Noord-Brabant, Utrecht and Overijssel.

See the Eurasian collared dove’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 9,651,557 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.