Eurasian Collared-Dove (also known as Eurasian Dove)

A medium-sized dove with a slim profile, long tail, and predominantly sandy-gray to pinkish-buff plumage. Notable for a distinct black half-collar on the back of its neck. They fly with steady, powerful wingbeats and produce a characteristic cooing song.

Uniform soft gray-buff or pale slate-grey coloration with no distinct banding or spots, typical of the muted plumage of doves

Plumulaceous (loose and fluffy) for the basal half with disconnected barbules, becoming slightly more pennaceous toward the rounded tip but lacking firm hooklets, featuring a distinct and long afterfeather (aftershaft)

Soft, downy, silky, and matte texture with high flexibility and no gloss

Soft gray-buff coloration, fluffy plumulaceous structure with a prominent afterfeather, and delicate, flexible rachis characteristic of columbid body feathers

Open country, agricultural lands, urban and suburban areas, parks, and farmyards

Native to temperate and subtropical Asia, now widely naturalized and expanding rapidly across Europe and North America

Acts primarily as a seed predator and ground forager, serving as prey for various raptor species in urban and rural ecosystems

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura), which tends to have slightly warmer, more brownish tones and distinct black spots on the wing coverts

The Eurasian Collared-Dove is a master of natural expansion, having spread across Europe from the Middle East in the 20th century and later colonizing North America after being introduced to the Bahamas in the 1970s

Good condition, clean with intact barbs and no visible parasitic damage or heavy wear