Hindi Name – Fakta
Species – Spilopelia Senegalensis
Origin – Africa, Middle East, South Asia
Size – 9.8 inches
Breeding season – Spring and Autumn
Family – Laughing Dove (Spilopelia Senegalensis) is the bird of the family Columbidae
Description – The laughing dove is a long-tailed, slim pigeon, typically 25 cm (9.8 in) in length. It is pinkish brown on the underside with a lilac tinged head and neck. The head and underparts are pinkish, shading to buff on the lower abdomen. A chequered rufous and grey patch is found on the sides of the neck of adults and is made up of split feathers. The upper parts are brownish with a bluish-grey band along the wing.
Breeding Season – The breeding season is Spring and Autumn
Diet – Laughing doves eat the fallen seeds, mainly of grasses, other vegetable matter and small ground insects such as termites and beetles.
Habitat – It is a common and widespread species in scrub, dry farmland, and in areas of human habitation, often becoming very tame.
Key Features – The chuckling call is a low rolling croo-doo-doo-doo-doo with a rising and falling amplitude. Their flight is quick and direct with the regular beats and an occasional sharp flick of the wings characteristic of pigeons in general.