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Spotted Dove or Spotted Turtle dove

Spilopelia chinensis

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Description:

When the sun was setting and the only spot on the tree where the rays were visible, this guy was sitting and stretching his neck.

Habitat:

Resident breeder of Indian Sub-continent! and found in many other parts of world

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Comments (2)
Avinash Hindupur
Thank you ceherzog and Dana :) I love the pose they give for photographers..
ceherzog
What a pretty dove. Welcome to Project Noah....I love your mission of making the world a better place for birds!

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Birds of North East India, Bhutan and Bangladesh
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2012

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