Laughing Dove

Key identifiable features

• General: Small pinkish-brown dove with a scaly neck pattern and long tail.
• Male vs Female: Both sexes similar; males slightly more vivid on neck and chest.
• Juvenile: Duller overall with less distinct neck spotting.

Movement & migration

Resident throughout its range, occasionally dispersing locally. Common in towns and farmlands.

General information

A gentle, soft-voiced dove that thrives near human habitation. It feeds mainly on seeds and grains and is noted for its cooing, chuckling call that gives it its name.

Sourced from authorized ornithology references.

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