Spilopelia chinensis

Spotted Dove at Giralang, ACT

Spilopelia chinensis at Giralang, ACT - 28 Oct 2019
Spilopelia chinensis at Giralang, ACT - 28 Oct 2019
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Identification history

Spilopelia chinensis 1 Nov 2019 natureguy
Spilopelia chinensis 31 Oct 2019 AlisonMilton

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A young spotted dove perhaps? The second one flew off before I got a good look at it.

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natureguy wrote:
   1 Nov 2019
Younger birds lack the spotty patch on the neck.

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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
  • 156 images trained Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Streptopelia chinensis
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