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Laughing Dove


Laughing Dove
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Copyright: Arjun Haarith (Arjun) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 359 W: 7 N: 1114] (5420)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-10-25
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D90, Sigma 70-300 mm f/4.0-5.6 APO DG
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/640 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-11-01 9:02
Viewed: 132
Points: 10
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The Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis) is a small pigeon which is a resident breeding bird in the tropics in Africa south of the Sahara, the Middle East and southern Asia east to India. In India it is also known as the Little Brown Dove. Probably as the result of stowaways from Africa or India, the bird is also found in a localised area of Western Australia - in and around Perth and Fremantle.
Eating rice in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.

It is a common and widespread species in scrub, dry farmland and habitation over a good deal of its range, often becoming very tame.

This species builds a stick nest in a tree and lays two white eggs. Its flight is quick, with the regular beats and an occasional sharp flick of the wings which are characteristic of pigeons in general.

Laughing Dove is a long-tailed, slim pigeon, typically 25 centimetres (10 inches) in length. Its back, wings and tail are reddish-brown with blue-grey in the wings. In flight, the underwings are rich chestnut.

The head and underparts are pinkish, shading to whitish on the lower abdomen. There is black spotting on the throat. The legs are red. The chuckling call is a low oo-took-took-oo-roo, with the emphasis on the took-took. Occasionally a nasal scream at one-second intervals is produced in flight or when landing. Sexes are similar, but juveniles are more rufous than adults, and have reduced throat spotting.

Laughing Doves eat grass, seeds, grains, other vegetation and small insects. They are fairly terrestrial, foraging on the ground in grasslands and cultivation. They are not particularly gregarious, and are usually alone, or in pairs.

This species has recently been placed into the genus Stigmatopelia by some authorities following the studies of Johnson .

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Streptopelia
Species: S. senegalensis
Binomial name
Streptopelia senegalensis
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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2924 W: 34 N: 8671] (32310)
  • [2009-11-01 9:19]

Hi Arjun. The Laughing Dove is a new one on me so thanks for posting this one. A nice pose hight in the tree . Good detai land natural warm colours. Well done TFS.
Nick..

Arjun
Lovely small pigeon!
Great details and colors.
Mariana

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2269 W: 10 N: 2650] (15641)
  • [2009-11-01 11:01]

Hola amigo,
magnífica captura,
atractivo pov y detalles,
saludos

Hi Arjun,
great picture of the Laughing Dove, excellent composition and POV.
TFS. Ferran

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  • joska Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 417 W: 0 N: 1039] (5576)
  • [2009-11-01 20:38]

Very nice Bird, like Streptopelia decaocto, by us!

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