African collared dove

A small African dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea) having predominantly brown plumage with a black collar.

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The African Skimmer has been recorded breeding on sandbanks close to Abu Simbel and the African Collared Dove is regular now too.

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We report the first documented occurrence of an outbreak of trichomonosis in a free-ranging small flock of Eurasian collared doves (Streptopelia decaocto) and African collared dove hybrids (Streptopelia risoria) in the Caribbean.

Avian Dis.: Trichomonosis in free-ranging Eurasian collared doves (Streptopelia decaocto) and African collared dove hybrids (Streptopelia risoria) in the Caribbean and description of ITS-1 region genotypes

Abstract: An adult female African collared dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea) was presented for examination of a mass on the medial surface of the left wing.

Aneurysmal bone cyst on the carpus of an African collared dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea)

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