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Laughing Dove

Streptopelia senegalensis

Photo by StevenSpragg
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Description:

Beautiful small dove that commonly nests in our backyard. A resident breeding bird in the tropics in Africa south of the Sahara, the Middle East and southern Asia east to India. Found as an introduced species in the Perth Region alongside the Spotted Dove, streptopelia chinensis.

Habitat:

Cosmopolitan

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