Editing African collared dove

{{short description|Species of bird}}
{{About|the bird species similar in appearance to ring-necked doves||Ring dove (disambiguation)}}
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{{speciesbox
| name = African collared dove
|image = Streptopelia roseogrisea, Waza NP, Cameroon (cropped).jpg
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref>{{cite iucn |title=''Streptopelia roseogrisea'' |author=BirdLife International |date=2018 |page=e.T22690515A133401762 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22690515A133401762.en |access-date=15 February 2022}}</ref>
| genus = Streptopelia
| species = roseogrisea
| authority = ([[Carl Jakob Sundevall|Sundevall]], 1857)
| synonyms=
*''Streptopelia risoria''
}}
[[File:Tourterelle rieuse MHNT.jpg|thumb|African Collared Dove egg]]

The '''African collared dove''' ('''''Streptopelia roseogrisea''''') is a small [[dove]] found in the [[Sahel]], northern parts of the [[Horn of Africa]] and southwestern [[Arabian Peninsula|Arabia]]. Although it lives in arid lands, it is found around water sources.

This bird is typically around {{Convert|26|cm|in|abbr=on}} in length. Its upper body, from shoulders to tail, is a pale grayish brown, though the wing edge has a bluish tinge. Flight [[feather]]s are darker, and nearly black. Head, neck and breast are pinkish shading to white on the chin and belly.  There is little [[sexual dimorphism]].

The African collared dove is the species thought to be the wild ancestor of the domestic [[Barbary dove]], though some suggest the [[Eurasian collared dove]] (''Streptopelia decaocto'') may also have been involved. The African collared dove is able to [[Hybrid (biology)|hybridise]] with the Barbary dove, and it is thought that the increase in the range of colours of Barbary doves available that occurred in the later 20th century was the result of the importation of African collared doves into the [[United States]] for interbreeding.

It is reported to have been introduced into [[New Zealand]], but it is more likely that the birds there are descended from domestic Barbary doves.

'''''Streptopelia roseogrisea''''' has a diet of grass seeds and other plants. They would also eat berries, insects, and snails.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pappas |first=Janice |title=Streptopelia roseogrisea (African collared dove) |url=https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Streptopelia_roseogrisea/ |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=Animal Diversity Web |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
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* [https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/African_Collared-Dove/overview The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds]

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[[Category:Streptopelia|African collared dove]]
[[Category:Birds of Africa|African collared dove]]
[[Category:Birds of the Sahel]]
[[Category:Birds of the Middle East]]
[[Category:Birds described in 1857|African collared dove]]