Collared dove
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(Streptopelia decaocto)
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The collared dove is light-grey in colour, with a black collar that wraps around the back and sides of its neck. It is slightly smaller than its cousin, the woodpigeon.
Diet: Seeds, grains, buds, shoots
Origin: Asia
UK conservation status: Green
IUCN conservation status: Least Concern
References
​1 Anon (n.d.) ‘Collared dove photo’. [online] Available from: https://growingfamily.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/RSPB-collared-dove.jpg (Accessed 24 May 2020)
2 Anon (n.d.) ‘Collared Dove Bird Facts | Streptopelia Decaocto - The RSPB’. [online] Available from: https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/collared-dove/ (Accessed 24 May 2020)
3 Anon (n.d.) ‘Collared dove | The Wildlife Trusts’. [online] Available from: https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/birds/pigeons-and-doves/collared-dove (Accessed 24 May 2020)
4 IUCN (n.d.) ‘Streptopelia decaocto (Eurasian Collared-dove)’. [online] Available from: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22727811/154457750 (Accessed 24 May 2020)
