Pigeons-Doves Archives - Birds of Gujarat

Common Emerald Dove

Vishal Vasu — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 11:54:49 +0000

The Common Emerald Dove, Asian Emerald Dove, or Grey-capped Emerald Dove is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in the tropical and sub-tropical parts of the Indian Subcontinent and East through Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, the Sakishima Islands of Japan and Indonesia. The dove Read more…

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Yellow-footed Green Pigeon

Sanjeev Kapadia — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 09:08:44 +0000

Yellow-footed Green Pigeon is a common species of green pigeon found in Indian Subcontinent. They are very social and generally found in pairs or groups. It is the state bird of Maharashtra and is known as “Hariyal” in Marathi. They are also known as Yellow-legged Green Pigeon. Gujarati Name હરીયલ Read more…

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Laughing Dove

Sanjeev Kapadia — Sat, 04 Nov 2017 08:16:28 +0000

Laughing Dove is a small long tailed dove found in dry scrub areas. Laughing Dove is a small long tailed dove found in dry scrub areas. The golden brown coloured band on the neck with chequered black markings makes it easy to distinguish from other doves. The Laughing Dove is Read more…

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Oriental Turtle Dove

Sanjeev Kapadia — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 06:56:19 +0000

Oriental Turtle Dove is also known as Rufous Turtle Dove. They are widely found in most of Asia, Japan, Taiwan, China, India and Sri Lanka as well as into the Himalayan Mountains up to elevations of 4,000-5,000 feet. It is a national bird of Maldives. Gujarati Name શિયાળુ હોલો Scientific Read more…

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Rock Pigeon

Vishal Vasu — Tue, 31 Oct 2017 09:41:20 +0000

Rock Pigeon or the Blue Rock Pigeon or the Feral or Domestic Pigeon is a widespread resident in India and is more commonly known as just “Pigeon”. They are a common sight in urban areas like crowded streets, public squares, railway stations, etc. where they live on discarded food and Read more…

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Spotted Dove

Vishal Vasu — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 10:05:39 +0000

The Spotted Dove is a medium-sized stocky dove with square-tipped tail. It is native to India and found throughout Southeast Asia. It has also been introduced to many other parts of the world. It is also called the Spotted Turtle Dove, Mountain Dove, Pearl-necked Dove or Lace-necked dove. They fly Read more…

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Eurasian Collared Dove

Vishal Vasu — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 08:03:18 +0000

The Eurasian Collared Dove is omnipresent all year round and is simply known as Collared Dove. It is a medium sized dove similar in length to a Rock Pigeon but slimmer and longer-tailed. With a flash of white tail feathers and a flurry of dark-tipped wings, the Eurasian Collared Dove Read more…

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Red Collared Dove

Vishal Vasu — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 13:02:59 +0000

The Red Collared Dove or the Red Turtle Dove is a small pigeon and a summer migrant visitor to India, where it is more or less resident. The species usually forage in flocks and peck grains on the ground where they spend approximately three-fourth of their time. When they first Read more…

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