Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
Eurasian Collared-Doves originate from the Indian Sub-continent. Native to India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar it migrated to Europe in the 17th & 18th centuries and continues to spread its range. It was introduced into the Bahamas in the 1970s and spread to Florida by 1982. This bird is now common in Florida. Its stronghold in North America is the Gulf Coast, but it is now found as far south as Vera Cruz, as far west as California, and as far north as British Columbia and the Great Lakes. Its impact on native species is as yet unknown. It appears to occupy an ecological niche between that of the Mourning Dove and Rock Pigeon; some have suggested that its spread represents exploitation of a niche made available by the extinction of the Passenger Pigeon.
It breeds wherever there are trees for nesting, laying two white eggs in a stick nest. Incubation lasts 14-18 days, and young fledge after 15-19 days. It is not wary and is often found around human habitation.
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