Eurasian Collared Dove

The Eurasian collared dove is a medium-sized dove averaging 32 centimetres long, with a wingspan of 47–55 centimetres and a weight of 125–240 grams. It is grey-buff to pinkish-grey, slightly darker above than below, with a blue-grey underwing patch. The tail is grey-buff above, and dark grey tipped white below, with the outer tail feathers tipped whitish above. The black half-collar edged with white on the nape gives the species its name. The short legs are red and the bill is black. (Wikipedia, general species account)

It is resident in Europe from Scandinavia and central Europe east to the Levant, the Arabian Peninsula and Central Asia, and is strongly dispersive. Its original range at the end of the nineteenth century was Asia, from eastern Turkey to southern China and south through India to Sri Lanka. Over the last century it has travelled far beyond that range to colonise colder countries, becoming a permanent resident in several, and has also been introduced to Japan, North and Central America and the Caribbean. (Wikipedia, general species account)