Pearl-necked Dove
Spilopelia chinensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusSpilopelia (Laughing and Spotted Doves)
- SpeciesSpilopelia chinensis (Pearl-necked Dove)
The spotted dove or eastern spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis) is a small and somewhat long-tailed pigeon that is a common resident breeding bird across its native range on the Indian subcontinent and in East and Southeast Asia. The species has been introduced to many parts of the world and feral populations have become established. This species was formerly included in the genus Streptopelia with other turtle-doves, but studies suggest that they differ from typical members of that genus. This dove is long tailed buff brown with a white-spotted black collar patch on the back and sides of the neck. The tail tips are white and the wing coverts have light buff spots. There are considerable plumage variations across populations within its wide range. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Pearl-necked Dove sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Khangchendzonga National Park
Oriental Turtle Dove
Streptopelia orientalis
Snow Pigeon
Columba leuconota
Speckled Wood Pigeon
Columba hodgsonii
Barred Cuckoo-Dove
Macropygia unchall
Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon
Treron sphenurus
Hill Pigeon
Columba rupestris
Ashy Wood Pigeon
Columba pulchricollis
Asian Emerald Dove
Chalcophaps indica
Pin-tailed Green-Pigeon
Treron apicauda
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pearl-necked Dove in Khangchendzonga National Park?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Pearl-necked Dove sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Pearl-necked Dove in Khangchendzonga National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Pearl-necked Dove in Khangchendzonga National Park in our monthly data.