Peaceful dove

Description

The placid tortolita ( peaceful dove ),2 also known as peaceful tortolita,3 is a species of bird columbiforme of the family Columbidae native to Australia and New Guinea.It is closely related to the striated turtledove ( Geopelia striata ) from Southeast Asia and the Timor turtledove ( Geopelia maugeus ) from Indonesia.The species is a relatively small pigeon and varies in length from 19 to 21 centimeters (7.6 to 8.4 inches ).The placid turtledove has a pinkish gray breast with gray-brown squared wings.Fine black streaks appear around the neck and in the area of ​​the neck and descend the back.The eye is grayish white and a blue-gray ring surrounds the eye and narrows to join the bill.The young are paler and less striated.They also have a more opaque eye ring.The nape of the neck is similar to that of the humeral turtle ( Geopelia humeralis) in which the feathers of the neck are striated,but it differs in that the humeral turtle does not have fluted feathers in the throat as in the placid dove.On the other hand,the nape feathers are gray-brown in comparison with the vivid copper color observed in the humeral tortoise.The call is a powerful screech " doodle-doo "," co-co-coo " and " croorrr! »