gray-pink plumage; bluish wings; no head marks (South Africa; 2007-06-30)


Laughing Dove
Streptopelia senegalensis

Native Range: Africa, Eurasia, and Oriental Region

Notes: an abundant and widely distributed species throughout much of the Old World; a distinctive rising and falling cooing voice gives this bird its name; no sexual dimorphism.

frontal view; reddish, streaked throat (South Africa; 2007-06-30)
dorsal view; medium-length tail (South Africa; 2007-06-30)

perched on a wire; creamy belly (South Africa; 2007-06-30)
light pinkish-grey head (South Africa; 2007-06-30)

in flight shows a light terminal band on the tail (South Africa; 2007-06-30)
posing for a portrait (South Africa; 2007-06-30)