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White Barbary dove
The Barbary dove is the most commonly kept dove in captivity. This domesticated bird descends from the African Ringneck dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea).
The wild coloured bird has brown and grey feathers on the back and wings with a rich rose colored head and breast and a black neck ring. There are now over 40 acknowledged colour mutations/combinations.
30 cm length
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
