Identifying Collared Dove and Turtle Dove

Identifying Collared Dove and Turtle Dove

The 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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