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Red collared dove

Streptopelia tranquebarica (Hermann, 1804)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The red collared dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh 75 g to 104 g and live up to 5.33 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Red collared dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica)
Photo: Selvaganesh17 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the red collared dove

Weight
75 g – 104 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
5.33 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the red collared dove live?

Not recorded

What is the red collared dove?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red collared dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica), also known as the red turtle dove, is a small pigeon which is a resident breeding bird in the tropics of Asia. The male has a blue-grey head and a red-brown body. The female is much plainer, with pale brown plumage similar to that of the larger Eurasian collared dove.

From the Wikipedia article “Red collared dove” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red_collared_dove&oldid=1315092249), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the red collared dove endangered?

The red collared dove is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the red collared dove classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderColumbiformes
  5. familyColumbidae
  6. genusStreptopelia
  7. SpeciesStreptopelia tranquebarica (Hermann, 1804)

Synonyms Columba tranquebarica, Oenopopelia tranquebarica, Oenopopelia tranquebarica, Turtur tranquebaricus

Other names and names in other languages (62)
  • Red collared-doveEnglish
  • Red turtle doveEnglish
  • Red turtle-doveEnglish
  • قمري احمرArabic
  • حمام أحمر الرقبةArabic
  • يمام مطوق احمرArabic
  • হাৰুৱা কপৌAssamese
  • লাল ঘুঘুBangla
  • tórtora capgrisaCatalan
  • Кӹтӹк пачан тыргӓдӹMari
  • hrdlička jihoasijskáCzech
  • turtur dorchgochWelsh
  • DværgskoggerdueDanish
  • HalsringtaubeGerman
  • Weinrote HalsringtaubeGerman
  • Weinrote TurteltaubeGerman
  • ZwerglachtaubeGerman
  • ruĝa turtoEsperanto
  • Tórtola cabecigrísSpanish
  • puna-turteltuviEstonian
  • Usapal gorriBasque
  • یاکریم سرخPersian
  • یاکریم طوقیPersian
  • pikkuturturikyyhkyFinnish
  • Tourterelle à tête griseFrench
  • Fearán ruaIrish
  • תור צווארון אדוםHebrew
  • תור אדוםHebrew
  • riđa gugutkaCroatian
  • vöröses gerleHungarian
  • Dederuk merahIndonesian
  • Tortora rossa dal collareItalian
  • Tortora dal collare asiaticaItalian
  • ベニバトJapanese
  • 홍비둘기Korean
  • rausvasis purplelisLithuanian
  • sarkanā ūbeleLatvian
  • ചെമ്പൻ ചെങ്ങാലിപ്രാവ്Malayalam
  • लाल कॉलर कबूतरMarathi
  • Burung Terkukur MerahMalay
  • ချိုးနီBurmese
  • सानोतामे ढुकुरNepali
  • Rode TortelDutch
  • gråhodedueNorwegian
  • synogarlica małaPolish
  • سوئی ٹوٹروWestern Panjabi
  • Rola-birmanaPortuguese
  • rola-birmanesaPortuguese
  • rola-de-cabeça-cinzentaPortuguese
  • Короткохвостая горлицаRussian
  • hrdlička krátkochvostáSlovak
  • Crvena gugutkaSerbian
  • amarantduvaSwedish
  • Röd turkduvaSwedish
  • தவிட்டுப்புறாTamil
  • นกเขาไฟThai
  • Kızıl KumruTurkish
  • горлиця короткохвостаUkrainian
  • 紅鳩Chinese
  • 火斑鳩Chinese
  • 火斑鸠Chinese
  • 紅鳩〔火斑鳩〕Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the red collared dove

Other species in the same genus Streptopelia.

LC, Least Concern
Red-eyed dove (Streptopelia semitorquata)

Red-eyed dove

Streptopelia semitorquata

Columbidae

CompareRed collared dove vs Eurasian collared doveRed collared dove vs European turtle doveRed collared dove vs Oriental turtle doveRed collared dove vs African collared dove

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the red collared dove?

An adult red collared dove weighs 75 g – 104 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red collared dove endangered?

The red collared dove is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the red collared dove live?

The red collared dove has a recorded lifespan of 5.33 years.

What kind of animal is the red collared dove?

The red collared dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{red_collared_dove_2026,
  title = {Red collared dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-collared-dove},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}