Barbary dove
English
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White Barbary Dove
Noun
Barbary dove (plural Barbary doves)
- A domesticated dove with an unclear taxonomic classification, often treated as its own species as, Streptopelia risoria, sometimes as a subspecies of either the Eurasian collared dove, Streptopelia decaocto, or the African collared dove, Streptopelia roseogrisea, and sometimes not as a separate accepted taxon at all, freely breeding with the above species.
Synonyms
- ringneck dove, ringed turtle dove, ring-necked turtle dove, ring dove
Translations
Streptopelia risoria — see ringneck dove
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