Eurasian collared dove: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Eurasian collared dove lives – recorded in 112 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Streptopelia decaocto
Group	Pigeons & doves
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	112 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America
Mass	9.2 g (birth weight); 193 g (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Columbiformes
Family	Columbidae

Where does the Eurasian collared dove live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Eurasian collared dove in 112 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, Africa. In Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, Barbados, Belgium, Bahrain, Bahamas, Bhutan, Belarus, Belize, Canada, Cuba, Cape Verde, Cyprus, Dominica, Algeria, France, United Kingdom, Guatemala, Jamaica, Jordan, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Cayman Islands, Saint Lucia, Lithuania, Saint Martin, Mexico, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tajikistan, Tunisia it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is an Eurasian collared dove?

Wikidata records the following for the Eurasian collared dove: mass 9.2 g (birth weight); 193 g (adult weight).

Is the Eurasian collared dove endangered?

The Eurasian collared dove’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Eurasian collared dove?

The Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto) is a bird in the order Columbiformes and the family Columbidae, genus Streptopelia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Eurasian collared dove

The Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto), often called the collared dove, is a dove species from the genus Streptopelia. It is grey-buff to pinkish-grey, and has a black half-collar edged with white on its nape, alluding to the name. It is native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa. It has also been introduced to Japan, North and Central America, and select Caribbean islands.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eurasian collared dove (revision 1375830673), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q54696 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).