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Ringed turtle-dove

Streptopelia risoria · Doves and pigeons · Migratory game birds

Ringed turtle-dove (Streptopelia risoria): About 305 mm, warm creamy buff. Black semi-collar on the hind neck. This profile does not establish whether taking it is legal anywhere.

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Scientific name
Streptopelia risoria
Family
Columbidae
In North America
Introduced
Range
Sporadic introduced colonies near Los Angeles, in southern Florida and in Illinois.
Biology

How to identify it

About 305 mm, warm creamy buff. [1][2]

Black semi-collar on the hind neck. [1][2]

Ruby-red eyes and purplish-red feet. [1][2]

Slightly larger than the African collared dove with a shorter tail. [1][2]

Compared with the eurasian collared-dove: Animal Diversity Web notes it resembles this species but the ringed turtle-dove is markedly tamer. [1][2]

Species it is confused with

Check these before deciding what you are looking at. If you are not certain what it is, do not shoot.

Field notes

  • Identification Confirm a ringed turtle-dove before you act. Compared with the eurasian collared-dove: Animal Diversity Web notes it resembles this species but the ringed turtle-dove is markedly tamer.[1][2]
Field knowledge

Where it lives

Domestic aviary birds; wild ancestor lives in African scrub, savanna and woodland. [1][2]

Escaped birds live near people: Animal Diversity Web lists suburban habitat for the ringed turtle-dove, and EDDMapS says African collared doves in the United States, which escaped captivity, inhabit areas near people and are thought unable to survive without food people provide. [1][2]

Field knowledge

How it behaves

Advertising call is 'koo, krroo'; also a high-pitched excitement call [1][2]

Displays with bowing and wing-clapping display flights [1][2]

Eats grains and seeds without husking [1][2]

Regulatory handoff

Where it is listed for legal take

These authorities list this species for legal take in their own regulations.

Where legal take is listed

Being listed is not an open season. Seasons, zones, licences, methods and limits decide whether this animal may be taken on a given day and place — check Hunt or the authority before you go. Listings read 2026-09-30.

Geospatial intelligence

Where it is found

Sporadic introduced colonies near Los Angeles, in southern Florida and in Illinois.

Biology

Sources

Every claim above is attributed to one of these published sources.

  1. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology · reviewed 2026-09-30

    University of Michigan Museum of Zoology

  2. EDDMapS, University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health · reviewed 2026-09-30

    EDDMapS, University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health