#0985 · 🐦 birds

Laughing Dove

🇳🇱 Palmtortel ·Spilopelia senegalensis

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

The laughing dove ( Spilopelia senegalensis ) is a small pigeon that is a resident breeder in Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Western Australia where it has established itself in the wild after being released from Perth Zoo in 1898. This small long-tailed dove is found in dry scrub and semi-desert habitats where pairs can often be seen feeding on the ground. It is closely related to the spotted dove ( Spilopelia chinensis ) which is distinguished by...

base stats

NL sightings 1iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 33,533iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).