What a red dove! What does the red dove mean

Among the doves in Taiwan, the most petite and cutest is of course the red dove! Unlike their cousin, the Pearl-necked Turtledove, the Red Dove wears a thin black neck ring instead of a shawl on the back of its neck. We can easily tell the sex of the red dove by the color of their plumage

The whole body of the male bird is roughly a faint burgundy color; The mother bird, on the other hand, is dominated by a plain grayish-brown color.

When you take the train through the plains, you can often find large flocks of red doves, sometimes in thousands of flocks, which are not far behind the common sparrows in the fields. Even in the densely populated Taipei area, red doves can often be seen. I still remember that on the king coconut trees on both sides of Coconut Grove Avenue at National Taiwan University, red doves could often be seen coming and going; Even after the storm has passed, you can pick up nests and eggs that have fallen off the leaves on the asphalt road!

Red doves are quite affectionate birds, and they can often be found that male and female birds forage together for food, or comb each other's feathers, looking like glue and paint, and the flounder is affectionate. Among birds, the red dove is also a veritable vegetarian, and its main diet is plant fruits, rice field seeds, and sprouts. They are also herd animals, often appearing in groups in rural fields or open fields on the edge of cities, looking for food along the road like a procession; Or take a nap on the branches and enjoy a lazy summer afternoon.

1.[Common name]: red spotted pigeon, spotted beetle.

2.[Body size]: about 23 cm.

3.[Characteristics]: The appearance is characterized by a black beak, gray mouse from the head to the neck of the male, and a black neck ring on the back neck.

The back, thorax and upper abdomen are pale grape purple, the flight feathers are black, and the ends are white. Females are roughly similar to males, but the hind neck is black and the outer edge of the neck ring is white, the back and shoulder feathers are darker brown and grayish-brown, and the ventral feathers are lighter. The whole body of the male bird is roughly a faint burgundy color; The mother bird, on the other hand, is dominated by a plain grayish-brown color.

4.[Habits]: The red dove is a resident bird, and the number is the largest among the birds of the dove family in Taiwan.

Societal, fast flying, often walking on the ground, pecking, vegetarian, eating plant seeds, fruits, etc. The posture of the red dove when it flies is very messy, which makes people feel like they are rampage and desperate. The red dove courted in a gentlemanly manner, and the male bird would fly to the female bird and bow until the female bird felt that the male bird was very sincere, so she accepted him and sent him to the cave room.

The nest is built on the tree, and the branches are used as the material to build a shallow disc-shaped nest.

5.[Habitat]: It is often found in farmland, parks and campuses on flat land.

6.[Singing]: It often emits a relatively monotonous and unchanging continuous low cooing.

It is found in low-altitude mountainous areas to coastal forests, farmlands and low grass habitats. Eat cereals and grass seeds. They are active in groups, often foraging on the ground, and attract whole groups of after the rice and corn fields are harvested.

The nest is built at the fork of the branch, and the small branches and leaves are stacked to form a rough nest, and each nest lays about 2 eggs, which are pure white and spotless.

The red dove refers to the fire dove, which is a bird of the genus Pigeonidae, which inhabits the tropical region of southern Asia.

The red dove is a small dove that is commonly found in plains and meadows foraging in flocks.

The adult red dove is about 23 cm long, making it one of the smaller doves in the family of doves. Adult males have a bluish-gray neck with a black neck ring at the back of the neck, reddish-brown wings, thorax and abdomen, and dorsum of the shoulders, and feathers on the chest and abdomen lighter than the dorsal shoulders. Adult females are grayish-brown with lighter and darker heads, less red feathers, similar to gray turtledoves, and slightly smaller than males, with dark brown legs.

Fire turtle doves often move in pairs or groups, and sometimes they also move in groups with mountain turtle doves and pearl-necked turtle doves. Likes to perch on power lines or tall dead branches. The flight speed is very fast.

They often move in pairs or groups, and sometimes in groups with mountain turtle doves and pearl-necked turtle doves. Likes to perch on power lines or tall dead branches. It flies very fast and often makes a 'whirring' sound of flapping its wings.