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Laughing Dove
Spilopelia senegalensis
16.4994, 74.3536
Field Notes
Description:
Its a Dove. Family: Columbidae. They loved sitting on these cables. They had such an innocent look on their face. The Laughing Dove has peculiar feature, making it different from other Columbidae species. This dove has the feathers used in displays on the foreneck, instead of the nape or the hindneck.
Habitat:
On a hilly forest.
Notes:
The Laughing dove earned its name because of the distinctive coo that sounds just like a human laughing. It is reddish-brown with blue and copper on its wings and white on its tail. Its bill is black and its legs are a purple color.
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Laughing dove
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Spotted for Missions
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PublishedOctober 20, 2014
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