Editing Laughing dove (section)

{{short description|Species of bird}}
{{speciesbox
| name = Laughing dove
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 13 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2018 |title=''Spilopelia senegalensis'' |volume=2018 |page=e.T22690445A132060894 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22690445A132060894.en |access-date=13 November 2021}}</ref>
| image = Laughing dove - Vadodara 2022-01-28.jpg
| image_caption = At [[Vadodara]], [[Gujarat]]
| image2=S-senegalensis.ogg 
| image2_caption = Call of ''S. s. cambayensis'' 
| genus = Spilopelia
| species = senegalensis
| authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1766)
| synonyms = *''Columba senegalensis'' {{small|Linnaeus,&nbsp;1766}}
*''Streptopelia senegalensis'' {{small|(Linnaeus,&nbsp;1766)}}
*''Stigmatopelia senegalensis'' {{small|(Linnaeus,&nbsp;1766)}}
}}

The '''laughing dove''' ('''''Spilopelia senegalensis''''') is a small [[Dove|pigeon]] that is a resident breeder in [[Africa]], the [[Middle East]], [[South Asia]], and [[Western Australia]] where it has established itself in the wild after being released from [[Perth Zoo]] in 1898.<ref>[https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/dove-spreading-love-over-wa-20130606-2nrfm.html Dove spreading love over WA]. 7 June 2013, [[WAToday]] website</ref> This small long-tailed dove is found in dry scrub and semi-desert habitats where pairs can often be seen feeding on the ground. It is closely related to the [[spotted dove]] (''Spilopelia chinensis'') which is distinguished by a white and black chequered necklace. Other names include '''laughing turtle dove''', '''palm dove''' and '''Senegal dove''' while in [[Asia]] the name '''little brown dove''' is often used.