Listen to the Laughing dove
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About the Laughing dove
The Laughing dove is a bird in the family Columbidae (order Columbiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Laughing dove sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
From Wikipedia
The laughing dove (Spilopelia senegalensis) is a small pigeon that is a resident breeder in Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Western Australia where it has established itself in the wild after being released from Perth Zoo in 1898. This small long-tailed dove is found in dry scrub and semi-desert habitats where pairs can often be seen feeding on the ground. It is closely related to the spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis) which is distinguished by a white and black chequered necklace. Other names include laughing turtle dove, palm dove and Senegal dove while in Asia the name little brown dove is often used.
Related birds in the genus Spilopelia
More from the family Columbidae
Rock dove
Columba livia
Common wood pigeon
Columba palumbus
Eurasian collared dove
Streptopelia decaocto
European turtle dove
Streptopelia turtur
Stock dove
Columba oenas
Mourning dove
Zenaida macroura
Kererū
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
Nilgiri wood pigeon
Columba elphinstonii
Orange-breasted green pigeon
Treron bicinctus
Zebra dove
Geopelia striata
Crested pigeon
Ocyphaps lophotes
Frequently asked questions
What does a Laughing dove sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Laughing dove on this page. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the Laughing dove endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Laughing dove as “least concern”.
What family does the Laughing dove belong to?
The Laughing dove (Spilopelia senegalensis) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.
Sources & credits
- Spilopelia senegalensis call in Tehran by MRG90 – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q391198 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Laughing dove – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Giles Laurent – CC BY-SA 4.0