Hi George, et al:
I'd like a copy of your photo(s), please.
African Collared-Dove taxonomy/Ringed Turtle-Dove and its status in
North America is still a bit fluid and the AOU and ABA don't totally
agree. For example, in North American, are they S. roseogrisea or
risoria? The AOU cites established populations in the Bahamas and
Puerto Rico (but this may be old data?) and the AOU does not
recognize apparently established populations in the Tampa area.
The small Maryland population, then called Ringed Turtle-Dove, in the
Baltimore/Ft. McHenry area back in the 1970s was only casually documented.
Anyway, even though this is certainly/most likely an escapee, I would
like to add it to the database. We never know what may happen in the
future, taxonomically.
Note: For other MDBirding readers, here are a few concise
descriptions of the differences between the expanding Eurasian
Collared-Dove and the African Collared-Dove ...
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/AboutBirdsandFeeding/images/eucdovSchmitt.pdf
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/AboutBirdsandFeeding/EucdovRitdovID.htm
Thanks!
Phil
At 08:07 07/13/2012, George M. Jett wrote:
>Folks
>
>On Monday and Tuesday of this week I had an African Collared Dove,
>Streptopelia roseogrisea, singing and perching in my Waldorf
>yard. I took photo. Obviously an escaped or released bird since
>their normal range is Senegal to Eritrea, and SW Arabia.
>
>Check Zeno Canto for recordings.
>
>This is likely a common cage bird, but still neat to hear
>singing. I should see it in November when I am in Senegal.
>
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