dove in Giralang

[Con Boekel <>]

Bill
Sounds like a Ring-necked Dove to me. They are popular aviary birds and 
have been bred to quite a large range of colours. If you have access to 
the internet and do a google image search on 'Ring-necked Dove' there 
are thousands of hits.
Con

billrobertson wrote:
> I need assistance to identify a dove I saw feeding on the ground with a pair
> of crested pigeons. It was light in colour, creamy/white with pink legs. The
> nape of the neck was marked by a charcoal grey crescent. It was similar in
> size to a spotted turtle dove. Of course when I went back with the camera
> the dove was no longer around. I'm assuming it was an aviary escapee.
>
> Margaret Robertson
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