Spotted Turtle-doves (STD)

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Subject:	Spotted Turtle-doves (STD)
From:	"Lindsay and Rhonda" <>
Date:	Thu, 24 Aug 2006 11:39:59 +1000

Slater’s Field Guide indicates that two forms of STD were introduced to Australia: the large Chinese form (race chinesis) and the small South-East Asian form (race tigrina) with a pale shoulder patch. During our recent trip to Queensland we encountered many STD’s particularly around coastal towns such as Bundaberg. It was in Bundaberg we came across one that was quite different looking to the “normal” STD. It was larger and with a much longer tail but also featured a light shoulder patch. I have enclose photos of this bird and the “normal” STD for comparison. Can anyone explain the difference? Are these examples of the two races or is the larger bird a hybrid (Slater notes that the two have hybridised in some areas or could they hybridise with other pigeons or doves)?

Lindsay Hansch

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