Oriental Turtle Dove

The Oriental turtle dove is very similar in plumage to the turtle dove but a little larger, about the size of a collared dove. It shares the black-and-white striped patch of silver-tipped feathers on the side of the neck, but the breast is less pink and the orange-brown wing feathers of the turtle dove are replaced by a browner hue with darker centres, giving a scaly look. The tail is wedge-shaped, and the flight is more relaxed and direct than its relative's. At least six subspecies are named. (Wikipedia, general species account)

The species has a wide native range from Central Asia east across Asia to Japan. The habitat varies, but it breeds in well-wooded yet open habitats and winters in more open habitats with good tree cover. The southernmost populations are resident, while most other birds migrate south to winter in India, the Maldives and southern Japan. It is mainly a seed-eater that forages on the ground, and it is a rare vagrant to western Alaska, British Columbia and northern and western Europe. (Wikipedia, general species account)