Identifying Collared Dove & Turtle Dove

Collared Dove is one of our most familiar species, despite only arriving naturally in the country relatively recently, but how can you confidently separate it from the similar, but much rarer, Turtle Dove?

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Identifying Collared Dove & Turtle Dove

BTO bird identification videos are supported by Natureguides

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