Streptopelia
- Sunda Collared Dove Streptopelia bitorquata
The Sunda Collared-Dove is an island dove with pale sandy-brown plumage and a black-and-white half-collar. It feeds on seeds scattered on the ground in open country and farmland.
- Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
The Ring-necked Dove has a black half-collar on the back of its neck. It is often alone or in pairs but may form large flocks around food or water.
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
A pale gray-brown dove with a black neck band. In Britain and Ireland, it is often seen in gardens, parks and farmland.
- Mourning Collared Dove Streptopelia decipiens
The Mourning Collared Dove is an African dove that lives in forests and gardens. It is distinct from North America’s Mourning Dove despite the similar English name.
- Adamawa Turtle Dove Streptopelia hypopyrrha
The Adamawa Turtle Dove lives in the highlands of western Africa. The male has blue-grey and salmon-pink on the chest and belly.
- Dusky Turtle Dove Streptopelia lugens
The Dusky Turtle Dove is a dark gray dove with a black patch on the side of its neck. It searches for seeds in forests, bamboo stands, farmland, and other highland places in its range.
- Oriental turtle dove Streptopelia orientalis
A dove of East Asian woods, farmland and towns. In Japan, fine striped patches on the sides of the neck help identify it.
- African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
The African Collared Dove has a pale rosy-grey head and neck and a narrow dark half-collar on the nape. It searches for seeds on the ground.
- Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
The Red-eyed Dove has red eyes and a pink breast. It is resident in southern Africa, where it lives from riverine forest to suburban areas.
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
The Red Collared Dove is a small dove that feeds on seeds on the ground in open grassland. Males and females have different plumage.
- European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur
A small dove seen in Britain in spring and summer. Its chestnut-and-black mottled back and ground-feeding habits make it distinctive.
- Vinaceous Dove Streptopelia vinacea
The Vinaceous Dove is marked by a black patch on the back of the neck edged in white, with a pale pink-grey head and breast. It uses dry scrub and savanna south of the Sahara, foraging on the ground for seeds and other vegetation.
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
A pale gray-brown dove with a black neck band. In Britain and Ireland, it is often seen in gardens, parks and farmland.
- European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur
A small dove seen in Britain in spring and summer. Its chestnut-and-black mottled back and ground-feeding habits make it distinctive.
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
The Red Collared Dove is a small dove that feeds on seeds on the ground in open grassland. Males and females have different plumage.
- Oriental turtle dove Streptopelia orientalis
A dove of East Asian woods, farmland and towns. In Japan, fine striped patches on the sides of the neck help identify it.
- African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
The African Collared Dove has a pale rosy-grey head and neck and a narrow dark half-collar on the nape. It searches for seeds on the ground.
- Mourning Collared Dove Streptopelia decipiens
The Mourning Collared Dove is an African dove that lives in forests and gardens. It is distinct from North America’s Mourning Dove despite the similar English name.
- Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
The Red-eyed Dove has red eyes and a pink breast. It is resident in southern Africa, where it lives from riverine forest to suburban areas.
- Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
The Ring-necked Dove has a black half-collar on the back of its neck. It is often alone or in pairs but may form large flocks around food or water.
- Sunda Collared Dove Streptopelia bitorquata
The Sunda Collared-Dove is an island dove with pale sandy-brown plumage and a black-and-white half-collar. It feeds on seeds scattered on the ground in open country and farmland.
- Adamawa Turtle Dove Streptopelia hypopyrrha
The Adamawa Turtle Dove lives in the highlands of western Africa. The male has blue-grey and salmon-pink on the chest and belly.
- Dusky Turtle Dove Streptopelia lugens
The Dusky Turtle Dove is a dark gray dove with a black patch on the side of its neck. It searches for seeds in forests, bamboo stands, farmland, and other highland places in its range.
- Vinaceous Dove Streptopelia vinacea
The Vinaceous Dove is marked by a black patch on the back of the neck edged in white, with a pale pink-grey head and breast. It uses dry scrub and savanna south of the Sahara, foraging on the ground for seeds and other vegetation.