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Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 71,162, February 52,559, March 82,348, April 129,553, May 186,794, June 203,687, July 217,958, August 187,443, September 137,616, October 102,720, November 56,131, December 43,871.
Alaska1,471,840
Georgia50,590
Missouri47,538
United States46,802
Alabama44,524
Ontario42,357
Illinois40,355
Minnesota29,324
Arkansas29,074
South Carolina24,269

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderPigeons and Doves · Columbiformes
FamilyPigeons and Doves · Columbidae
GenusTurtle-Doves and Collared-Doves · Streptopelia

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Eurasian Collared-Dove with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.