Island Collared Dove
Streptopelia bitorquata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderColumbiformes (Pigeons and Doves)
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusStreptopelia (Turtle-Doves and Collared-Doves)
- SpeciesStreptopelia bitorquata (Island Collared Dove)
About the Island Collared Dove
The Sunda collared dove (Streptopelia bitorquata), sometimes referred to as the island collared dove, Javanese turtle dove, Javanese collared dove, or Indonesian collared dove, is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. Sometimes confused with the Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto) which is very similar in appearance, the Sunda collared dove is a small to medium-sized bird, native to the tropical and subtropical islands of Indonesia.
This species distribution occurs from Java and Bali, through to Komodo, Lombok, Sumbawa, Timor and Flores, Solor and, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.
The Sunda collared dove is a small to medium-sized bird which has a light, rosy hue around the neck and chest area, fading into the underside of the bird which consists of a light caramel color, into a shade of cream at the base (start) of the tail. The start of the wings have a light grey tone, protruding to a steely grey hue near the end of the wing, all the way to the tip of the tail. The tail feathers under the bird are 'eggshell' white... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Komodo National Park
Barred Dove
Geopelia maugeus
Green Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula aenea
Spotted Dove
Spilopelia chinensis
Pied Imperial Pigeon
Ducula bicolor
Asian Emerald Dove
Chalcophaps indica
Barred Cuckoo-Dove
Macropygia unchall
Flores Green-Pigeon
Treron floris
Ruddy Cuckoo-Dove
Macropygia emiliana
Black-naped Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus melanospilus
Pink-necked Green-Pigeon
Treron vernans
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
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Island Collared Dove in Komodo National Park?
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Island Collared Dove sighting in Komodo National Park, based on 104 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Island Collared Dove in Komodo National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Island Collared Dove in Komodo National Park in our monthly data.