Paloma de Collar
- Scientific name:
Streptopecia Decaocto
It is of regular size with an average length from beak to tail of 32 cm, wingspan between 47 and 55 cm, and weight of 125 to 240 g. Their plumage is generally greyish beige with a pinkish hue on the head and chest.
Paloma de Collar
- Streptopecia Decaocto
The Turkish dove is a medium-sized dove, with a total length similar to that of the rock dove, although its tail is longer and much more slender.
It is slightly larger than the European turtle dove with an average beak-to-tail length of 32 cm, a wingspan of between 47 and 55 cm, and a weight of 125 to 240 g.
Its plumage in general is grayish beige, with a certain pinkish hue on the head and chest.
Its back and upper wing coverts are uniformly light brown, its undersides are bluish-gray, and its primaries are darker brown.
It presents a characteristic black list edged in white that surrounds the sides and back of its neck as a necklace.
Its tail feathers are buffy-gray above, while those on the bottom have a black base and the rest are dark gray with a white tip.
The lateral tail feathers also have their whitish ends above. Its raisins are short and reddish in color and its beak is blackish.
The iris of his eyes is dark red, although from a distance they appear black because his pupils are very large, and he has a thin white periocular ring.
Both sexes have a virtually indistinguishable appearance, although juveniles either do not have a collar, or are poorly developed, and the irises of their eyes are brown.
In addition to the natural variety in captivity, white turtle doves are raised.
The Turkish turtle dove differs mainly from the European turtle dove by its smooth plumage, which lacks the characteristic scaly color pattern of the latter.
Zoo Vida Exótica en Baños de Agua Santa Rules
- Do not feed the animals.
- Keep your hands out of the cages.
- No pictures with FLASH.
- Do not catch the animals.
- Do not throw objects inside the cages.