
The Ringneck Dove, Ring-necked Turtle-Dove, Ring Dove, or Barbary Dove, ''Streptopelia risoria'', is a domestic member of the dove family .
Although the Ringneck Dove is normally assigned its own systematic name, as ''Streptopelia risoria'', considerable doubt exists as to its appropriate classification. Some sources confidently assert that it is a domestic form of the Eurasian Collared Dove, ''S. decaocto'', but the majority of evidence points to it being a domesticated form of the African.. more
Similar species: Pigeons And Doves
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_Collared_Dove
http://carolinabirds.org/HTML/AS_Dove_OldWorld.htm
http://www.birding.in/birds/Columbiformes/columbidae.htm Posted 11 years ago