Streptopelia bitorquata
The Sunda Collared Dove, *Streptopelia bitorquata*, is a graceful and adaptable pigeon species endemic to the Sunda Islands and the Philippines. Averaging 30-32 cm in length, it exhibits a predominantly greyish-brown plumage, distinguished by a subtle pinkish-buff wash on its underparts, particularly on the breast. Its most prominent field mark is a bold, narrow black collar on the hindneck, conspicuously bordered above and below with white, setting it apart from similar species. The head is ...
This species favors open, semi-urbanized environments, including cultivated lands, gardens, parks, and forest edges, generally found at low elevations up to around 1000 meters.
Mainly granivorous, feeding on a variety of seeds, grains, and fallen fruits; occasionally supplements its diet with small invertebrates, primarily by ground gleaning.
The Sunda Collared Dove is a diurnal species, typically active from dawn to dusk, often seen roosting communally in trees or on wires. Its primary foraging strategy involves gleaning seeds, grains, and fallen fruits directly from the ground in open areas. Males engage in characteristic courtship ...
The Sunda Collared Dove is native to the Greater and Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia, including Java, Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores, and Timor, extending into the Philippines. Its natural distribution also encompasses several smaller islands within this archipelagic region. Non-native, introduc...
Least Concern
- Often confused with the Eurasian Collared Dove (*Streptopelia decaocto*) in areas where it has been introduced, though its collar is narrower and more distinctly bordered. - Like other doves, Sunda Collared Doves feed their young "crop milk," a nutrient-rich secretion from the lining of their c...