Burmese collared dove | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Columbiformes |
Family: | Columbidae |
Genus: | Streptopelia |
Species: | S. xanthocycla
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Binomial name | |
Streptopelia xanthocycla (Newman, TH, 1906)
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The Burmese collared dove (Streptopelia xanthocycla) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Eurasian collared dove (S. decaocto). [2] It differs from Eurasian collared dove in having a bright yellow eye ring (as opposed to pale grey to whitish), and slightly darker plumage. [3] It is the same 30–32 cm length as the Eurasian collared dove. [4] The song is a two note coo, unlike the three note coo of the Eurasian collared dove. [5]
Published distribution maps show it as endemic to the Irrawaddy River basin in central Myanmar. [4] It has also been reported from adjacent China, [2] though without firm evidence. [5]