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Eurasian Collared Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Classification

Class
Aves

The Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto), often simply just collared dove, is a dove species native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa. It has also been introduced to Japan, North and Central America, and the islands in the Caribbean. Taxonomy The Hungarian naturalist Imre Frivaldszky first described the Eurasian collared dove with the scientific name Columba risoria varietas C.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Spain · 416,619France · 382,240United Kingdom · 312,698Netherlands · 230,279Germany · 105,973Italy · 53,308Belgium · 20,975Switzerland · 13,250Luxembourg · 783Brazil · 18