Another field mark for African Collared Dove is white belly
contrasting with tannish breast.  There is no such contrast
with Eurasian.

Kurt Schwarz
HowCo
goawaybird at comcast dot net.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Hilton" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2006 9:54 AM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Frederick Co. Eurasian Collared-Dove


> Lisa Shannon, John Hubbell, Paul Pisano and I, later
> joined by Kevin Graff, saw and heard a/the Eurasian
> Collared Dove in and near the nursery described by
> Bill Hubick yesterday.  We did not see it for at least
> the first half hour we were there, but after I had
> wandered away, they spotted it, and I did finally
> manage to see it, somewhere around 8 am.
> 
> The bird flew north from the nursery and landed on the
> chimney and roofs of a warehouse-type complex.  It
> then flew around the area, often returning to the
> chimney, where I watched it deliver two series of "ku
> COOO ku" calls.  Finally, it flew off in the direction
> of the John Deere buildings across the road, and into
> the sun.  
> 
> We were able to see the bird clearly from the side of
> the road; the nursery wasn't open and the warehouse-y
> area was surrounded by a fence.  Once as it was
> landing, I heard a couple of nasal calls. I was able
> to see noticeable black at the base of the undertail,
> contrasting with white on the rest of the tail, and
> pale but not white undertail coverts.  
> 
> "Ringed Turtle-Dove" Streptopelia 'risoria' (the AOU
> recently reclassified it as African Collared-Dove S.
> roseogrisea) shows less black on the tail, is a paler
> bird overall (including the undertail coverts), has a
> rolling "hoo CROO hoo" call, and a laughing
> "kek-kek-kek" call.  
> 
> Thank you, Bill, for posting about your discovery!!
> 
> Phil, I hope to have notes to you on this bird by the
> end of the month.  
> 
> Rob Hilton
> aimophila10
> Silver Spring
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> 
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