RE: Eurasian Collared-Dove
Harvey, David A. (David.Harvey@jhuapl.edu)
Mon, 17 May 1999 08:41:01 -0400
A while back I read where the Ringed Turtle-Dove was no longer considered a
wild bird anywhere in the world. It has been reduced to the status of
strictly a cage bird.
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> From: Phil Davis[SMTP:pdavis@ix.netcom.com]
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> To: mdosprey@ARI.Net; Mike Milton; BirdChat@listserv.ARIZONA.edu
> Subject: Re: Eurasian Collared-Dove
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> Mike -
>
> Only recently was documentation on the Ft. McHenry, MD "Ringed
> Turtle-Doves" (RITD) deposited with the MD/DC Records Committee, by Bob
> Ringler. I think no one has any doubt that these were RITDs. They do
> differ from Eurasian Collared Doves (EUCD) by overall color, wing pattern
> and vocalization.
>
> The AOU [7th edition checklist] considers the RIDT (C. risoria) as
> "introduced and established in west-central Florida (Pinellas County), the
> Bahamas (New Providence), Puerto Rico, and apparently in eastern Texas
> (Houston Region) and Alabama (Montgomery). Other North American
> populations (e.g., in Los Angeles) have failed to become established".
>
> The EUCD (C. decaoto) is considered by the AOU to be "common and abundant
> from the Tampa and Palm Beach to southern Florida; also established
> locally
> in coastal Georgia, South Carolina, and southeastern Louisiana, occurring
> casually to North Carolina ... and Pennsylvania ... [with references to a
> few other states]".
>
> I pretty sure the ABA has "delisted" the RITD, in spite of the AOU
> assertion that they are established. This would indicate that neither
> Florida, nor any other states, include the RITD on their state list (at
> least not any more).
>
> I will copy this message to Birdchat, since I'm interested to see what
> Florida birders have to say about this.
>
> The MD/DCRC would certainly be interested in any reports of EUCD. Recent
> sightings of single RITDs have been "presumed" to be escapees ... but ...
> ???
>
> Thx.
>
> Phil
>
>
> At 03:32 AM 05/12/1999 -0400, Mike Milton wrote:
> > A further historical question -- what about the birds reported in
> >Maryland Birdlife 37(2): 48, (Winter Season, R. Ringler) as follows:
> > "At Fort McHenry the Ringed Turtle Doves had a nest
> >with 2 eggs on Feb. 27 [1980] (Bielenberg)."
> > There are other reports, e.g. Maryland Birdlife 37(1): 33: "A
> >Ringed Turtle Dove was reported in Silver Spring on Aug. 5 [1980] (Betty
> >Collins)."
> >
> > As I recall, populations, including those in Florida, which are now
> >accepted without controversy as Streptopelia decaocto, Eurasian
> >Collared-Dove, were generally called S. risoria, Ringed Turtle-Dove,
> >circa 1980. The more current books I have at hand indicate that escaped
> >or feral "risoria" are occasionally seen, are distinguishable from
> >decaocto both by voice and plumage, and that the name "risoria" should
> >be reserved for the domesticated variety of S. risogrisea, African
> >Collared-Dove.
> > I assume that there has been no reason for the MD-DC Records
> >Committee (or the Yellow Book) to be concerned with any Streptopelia,
> >in view of their origin and absence of a sustaining population here.
> >But were the Fort McHenry birds decaocto, or "risoria", and should I
> >finally delete rosogrisea from my Grand Unedited Illegitimate Personal
> >World List?
> >
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