Spilopelia chinensis

Spotted Dove at Bermagui, NSW

Spilopelia chinensis at Bermagui, NSW - 30 Mar 2019 07:12 AM
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Identification history

Spilopelia chinensis 21 Apr 2019 natureguy
Unidentified 20 Apr 2019 JackieLambert

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2 comments

HarveyPerkins wrote:
   22 Apr 2019
It looks to me like it could also be a young (juvenile) bird which has not yet developed the black patch with white spotting.
natureguy wrote:
   22 Apr 2019
Yes, I agree

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Species information

  • Spilopelia chinensis Scientific name
  • Spotted Dove Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Minor weed or pest
  • Up to 723.2m Recorded at altitude
  • 163 images trained Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Streptopelia chinensis
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