ringdove

ring·dove

or ring dove R0251900 (rĭng′dŭv′)n.1. A domestic pigeon (Streptopelia risoria) having black markings that form a half circle on the neck. Also called ringed turtle dove, ringneck dove.2. See wood pigeon.

ringdove

(ˈrɪŋˌdʌv) n1. (Animals) another name for wood pigeon2. (Animals) an Old World turtledove, Streptopelia risoria, having a greyish plumage with a black band around the neck

ring′dove`

or ring′ dove`,

n. 1. Also called ringed′ tur′tle dove`.a small domestic dove, Streptopelia risoria, having a black half ring around the nape of the neck. 2. wood pigeon. [1530–40]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ringdove - greyish Old World turtledove with a black band around the neck; often cagedStreptopelia risoriaturtledove - any of several Old World wild doves
	2.	ringdove - Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neckColumba palumbus, cushat, wood pigeonpigeon - wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legsgenus Columba, Columba - type genus of the Columbidae: typical pigeons

Translations

ringdove

1. another name for wood pigeon2. an Old World turtledove, Streptopelia risoria, having a greyish plumage with a black band around the neck

Ringdove

(Columba palumbus), a bird of the family Columbidae. The body is about 45 cm long. The head is bluegray, the back brownish, the throat rose-colored, and the neck has white spots and a greenish half-collar with a coppery tinge. The bird is found in Europe, western Asia, and northwest Africa. In the USSR it is found east to Omsk and from 61°-62° N lat. south to and including the Ukraine, the lower Volga, the Crimea, and the Caucasus, as well as Middle Asia. The ringdove is a migratory bird. It inhabits forests, nesting in trees. A clutch consists of two eggs. The bird feeds in fields, its diet consisting of seeds and, more rarely, insects, worms, mollusks, and berries. It is hunted for sport. The number of ringdoves is declining because of the cutting of forests and excessive game shooting.

REFERENCE

Ptitsy Sovetskogo Soiuza, vol. 2. Edited by G. P. Dement’ev and N. A. Gladkov. Moscow, 1951.

ringdove

Related to ringdove: Barbary Dove

noun

Synonyms for ringdove

noun greyish Old World turtledove with a black band around the neck

Synonyms

Streptopelia risoria

Related Words

turtledove

noun Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck

Synonyms

Columba palumbus
cushat
wood pigeon

Related Words

pigeon
genus Columba
Columba