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==Distribution and habitat== [[File:Dove Iran.jpg|thumb|Laughing dove, Iran]] It is a common and widespread species in [[scrubland|scrub]], dry [[farm]]land, and in areas of human habitation, often becoming very tame. Its range includes much of Sub-Saharan Africa, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India. It is also found in Cyprus, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, the UAE, and Turkey (these populations may be derived from human introductions). They are mostly sedentary but some populations may make movements. Birds ringed in Gujarat have been recovered 200 km north in Pakistan and exhausted birds have been recorded landing on ships in the Arabian Sea.<ref name=hbk /><ref>{{cite journal|title=The Birds of Sind. (Part V.)|author= Ticehurst, CB|doi= 10.1111/j.1474-919X.1923.tb08108.x| journal=Ibis| volume=65| issue=3| pages=438β473| year=1923}}</ref> The species (thought to belong to the nominate population) was introduced to Perth in 1889 and has become established around Western Australia.<ref name=emu76 /> Birds that land on ships may be introduced to new regions.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Kumar, Ashoke |year=1977| title=Assisted migration of birds by ships|journal=Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society |volume=74| issue=3|pages=531β533|url=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48239318}}</ref>
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