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Species
- Ringneck
Dove (Streptopelia risoria)
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Description:
The
Ringneck Dove is easily the most commonly
kept dove in captivity. This domesticated
bird (Streptopelia risoria) descends
from the African Ring Dove (Streptopelia
roseogrisea). This bird is about 12"
from tail to head. The original wild
coloring is quite beautiful as are
the over Forty
aknowledged color mutations/combinations.
The Wild colored bird has brown and
grey feathers on the back and wings
with a rich rose colored head and
breast and a black neck ring.
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Other
Names:
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Collared
Dove, Barbary Dove, Domestic Ringed
Dove |
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| Subspecies: |
None |
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| Natural
Habitat: |
Only
in captivity.
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| Status
in Wild: |
This species is kept only in captivity
but is thought to descend from the African
Ring Dove. |
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| IN
CAPTIVITY |
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| Housing: |
Ringnecks
can be kept and bred in cages as small
as 2 feet square. Males
tend to be quarrelsome with other males
so it is best to keep them in single
pairs. |
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| Temperatures: |
Ringnecks
are a hardy bird. If slowly acclimated
and protected from the elements, they
can take below freezing for a moderate
period of time. |
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| Feeding: |
Ringneck
doves do well on a diet of various grains
and seeds including millet, milo, wheat,
black sunflower, canary grass, safflower
and cracked corn. A quality wild bird
seed mix is excellent, or commercial
dove mixes may be purchased from many
local feed stores. As with all seed-eating
doves a quailty, high-calcium grit should
be offered as well. |
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| Breeding: |
CLICK
HERE for notes on breeding Ringneck
Doves by Wade Oliver.
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| Numbers: |
Ringnecks
are surely the most commonly kept dove
in the world. Estimating a number would
be impossible and would likely be in
the hundreds of thousands worldwide. |
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