DOVE 7/9 - Red-collared dove aka Red Turtle Dove

Red Collared Dove


Running thru some of my old pictures and walla a lifer of a dove. Nothing fantastic. Red-collared Dove is specific to a locale. In peninsula it is more commonly seen in northern part Chuping-Jitra flat lands, coastal side of Johor and Melaka.

This species of dove, with a round body and short tail, measures 23 centimetres. Males have a black bill, grey head with a dark stripe on the back of the neck, red-brown body, black wing and tail tips and a pinkish light brown underside.Females are dull brown.

Mating takes place from April to July. Their bulare nests are built on tree branches using twigs. Each clutch usually consists of two white eggs. They are seed and berries eaters.

My new sighting in Batang Tiga Melaka Decmeber 2018

Another find in Langkap PadiField Oct2022