Listen to the spotted dove
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About the spotted dove
The spotted dove is a bird in the family Columbidae (order Columbiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the spotted dove sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The spotted dove or eastern spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis) is a small and somewhat long-tailed pigeon that is a common resident breeding bird across its native range on the Indian subcontinent and in East and Southeast Asia. The species has been introduced to many parts of the world and feral populations have become established.
This species was formerly included in the genus Streptopelia with other turtle-doves, but studies suggest that they differ from typical members of that genus. This dove is long tailed buff brown with a white-spotted black collar patch on the back and sides of the neck. The tail tips are white and the wing coverts have light buff spots.
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 spotted dove sound like?
You can hear 3 recordings of the spotted dove on this page, including its call. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the spotted dove endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the spotted dove as “least concern”.
What family does the spotted dove belong to?
The spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Ramanthali, Kerala, India by Manoj Karingamadathil – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis) 20190902 080122 by Manoj Karingamadathil – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Cooya Pooya, Shire of Roebourne, Western Australia… by Peter Russell – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q116686 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Spotted dove – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Chathunidewminidissa – CC BY-SA 4.0