Spilopelia chinensis

Spotted Dove at McKellar, ACT

Spilopelia chinensis at McKellar, ACT - 18 Sep 2016 09:18 AM
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Identification history

Spilopelia chinensis 23 Oct 2016 ChrisDavey
Spilopelia chinensis 25 Sep 2016 NathanaelC

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3 comments

ChrisDavey wrote:
   7 Oct 2016
Is this an odd image or is it what the left-hand bird really looked like Has rain on the lens affected the photo? Possibly Peaceful Dove? Chris
   7 Oct 2016
I think Spotted Dove is best fit but hard to be certain from this image. I think we can confirm it if Nat is certain of his ID
NathanaelC wrote:
   7 Oct 2016
Pretty sure both Spotted; was shot with camera phone through windscreen in rain ... so ... I'll dig up another shot.

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Species information

  • Spilopelia chinensis Scientific name
  • Spotted Dove Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Minor weed or pest
  • Up to 723.2m Recorded at altitude
  • 163 images trained Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Streptopelia chinensis
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