Eastern Spotted Dove

Spilopelia chinensis

Description

The base color of this species is reddish under gray shading on the head and abdomen. There is a half collar on the back and sides of the neck which is made of black hair fork and has white spots on both ends. The wing feathers are dark brown with gray edges. The center and vents are white. The outer tail feathers are white and visible when the bird takes off. The sexes are similar, but teens are more boring than adults and don’t experience neck spotting until they are adults. Their length ranges from 28 to 32 cm

Population Size

Increasing

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

28 to 32 cm

Ar

Arboreal

Di

Diurnal

He

Herbivore

Sh

Shorebirds

So

Soaring birds

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Columbiformes

FAMILY

:

Columbidae

GENUS

:

Spilopelia

SPECIES

:

Spilopelia chinensis

Distribution

Spotted doves in their native Asia are found in a variety of habitats including forests, scrub, cropland and habitation.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Indonesia

Habits and Lifestyle

This species lives in pairs in small groups, is active during the day, by flying and sometimes walking on the ground.

Lifestyle

arboreal

Biome

Various habitats including forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

This species forages in the ground for grass seeds, seeds, fallen fruit, and other plant seeds

Diet : Herbivore

Mating Habits

This species nests in low vegetation, building up several thin twigs in which to lay the two resulting whitish eggs. Nests are sometimes placed on the ground or in buildings and other structures. Both parents take part in building the nest, incubating and feeding the chicks. The eggs hatch after about 13 days and mature after two weeks. The mating season occurs in the summer / dry season.

Reproduction session : Dry season

Incubation periods: 13 days

Independent age : after two weeks

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 2 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population threats​

Nothing

Population number​

For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

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Reference

  1. Spilopelia chinensis on The Red List IUCN site
  2. Spilopelia chinensis on Wikipedia article