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Laughing Dove
Streptopelia senegalensis
(S. s. phoenicophila)
| Armenian Name: | Փոքր տատրակ |
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See Plate 34 for Laughing Dove and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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| Abundance: | Uncommon |
| Length: | 25-27 cm, Wing Span:40-45 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 177. |
| Description: | Pink-brown above with gray-blue midwings and blackish primaries; pinkish below. Throat brown-orange speckled with black. In flight, outertail feathers are white with black bases, inner feathers are grayish. |
| Similar Species: | Differs from other doves by intense colors, short blunt wings, long tail. |
| Habitat: | Towns and villages. |
| Food: | Seeds, green plants. |
| Nest: | Platform of twigs in tree or on building ledge. |
| Eggs: | 28 mm, 2, white. |
