Spotted Dove

Spotted dove

The spotted dove or eastern spotted dove 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.

Columbidae

Columbidae is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with small heads, relatively short necks and slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They feed largely on plant matter, feeding on seeds (granivory), fruit (frugivory), and foliage (folivory).

spotted

Adjective

1. Discoloured by spots; stained.
2. (no comparative or superlative) Characterized by spots (used especially of animals and plants).

Verb

1. simple past and past participle of spot

dove

Noun

1. A pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than three hundred species of the family Columbidae.
2. A person favouring conciliation and negotiation rather than conflict.

Verb

1. simple past of dive
2. past participle of dive