Ryan Bushong Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Photographed in Boulder County two days ago. Is this a good candidate for an African Collared-Dove? Everything looked right, especially in flight with white undertail coverts noticeable. Any input is welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 I'm not definite, but I think that's just Eurasian Collared-Dove. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 4 hours ago, Kevin said: I'm not definite, but I think that's just Eurasian Collared-Dove. Yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Eurasians. Too bulky and too light in color for Africans. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 9 minutes ago, Pigeon said: too light in color for Africans. ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Personal experience, having had both in lofts of mine, the "wild" colored Africans were always a noticeably darker shade than the Eurasians. Unless, of course, the Africans were a mutated color. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aveschapines Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 9 hours ago, Pigeon said: Personal experience, having had both in lofts of mine, the "wild" colored Africans were always a noticeably darker shade than the Eurasians. Unless, of course, the Africans were a mutated color. This made me curious and I looked them up - All About Birds says the opposite, that Eurasians tend to be darker in color than Africans. I'm interested in your thoughts. I've never had any experience with Africans (that I know of) but Eurasians are common as pet birds here and have appeared living wild in recent years; I have seen a good deal of variation in the color of the domesticated ones for sure. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/African_Collared-Dove/species-compare/66035091 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexHenry Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 This is what a Wild-type African Collared-Dove looks like: I think the whitish ones are domestic? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 My wild types all looked more like this one...wikiwand.com/en/Ring-necked_dove. They do, however, come in a myriad of mutations. My Eurasians all a lighter shade and the sun appeared to mottle their coloration more so than the Africans. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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