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title: "African Collared-Dove"
description: "Streptopelia roseogrisea — Birds. The African collared dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea) is a small dove found in the Sahel, northern parts of the Horn of Africa and southwestern Arabia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/african-collared-dove
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# African Collared-Dove

> Streptopelia roseogrisea — Birds. The African collared dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea) is a small dove found in the Sahel, northern parts of the Horn of Africa and southwestern Arabia.

- Scientific name: *Streptopelia roseogrisea*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `desert` (Desert)
- iNaturalist observations: 2058
- Wikidata: [Q921348](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q921348)
- iNaturalist taxon: [2966](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/2966)

## Names

- en: African Collared-Dove
- de: Lachtaube
- es: Paloma de collar africana
- fr: Tourterelle rieuse
- nl: Izabeltortel
- pt: Rola-rosada
- pl: Cukrówka

## Countries with the most observations

NZ (619), ES (136), PR (130), AU (123), US (66), DZ (50), MX (16), PE (15), PT (14), BB (13), NG (12), RE (12)

## Summary

The African collared dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea) is a small dove found in the Sahel, northern parts of the Horn of Africa and southwestern Arabia. Although it lives in arid lands, it is found around water sources.
This bird is typically around 26 cm (10 in) in length and 130–166 g weight. Its upper body, from shoulders to tail, is a pale greyish brown, though the wing edge has a bluish tinge. The flight feathers are darker, and nearly black. The head, neck and breast are pinkish shading to white on the chin and belly. There is no sexual dimorphism.
Two subspecies are currently accepted, though the genetic difference…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_collared_dove

## Photo

![African Collared-Dove](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/african-collared-dove/medium.jpg)

Photo: Joshua S. Martin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/185105283

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/african-collared-dove?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).