Editing Mourning collared dove (section)

{{Short description|Species of bird}}
{{Distinguish|Mourning dove}}
{{About|the bird species similar in appearance to ring-necked doves||Ring dove (disambiguation)}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Mourning collared dove
| image = Mourning Collared Dove (Streptopelia decipiens decipiens), Lake Ziway, Ethiopia.jpg
| image_caption = ''S. d. decipiens'' in [[Ethiopia]]
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 11 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=''Streptopelia decipiens'' |volume=2016 |page=e.T22690477A93274340 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22690477A93274340.en |access-date=11 November 2021}}</ref>
| genus = Streptopelia
| species = decipiens
| authority = ([[Gustav Hartlaub|Hartlaub]] & [[Otto Finsch|Finsch]], 1870)
}}

The '''mourning collared dove''' or '''African mourning dove''' ('''''Streptopelia decipiens''''') is a [[dove]] which is a widespread resident breeding bird in [[Africa]] south of the [[Sahara]]. Despite its name, it is not related to the [[North America]]n [[mourning dove]] (''Zenaida macroura''). This species is common or abundant near water.  They often mingle peacefully with other doves.