Barbary Dove or Java Dove

Seem while on one of my trips to Dudley

I would say a white-form* Diamond Dove.


*not going to say 'leucistic' because I'll start another debate!

Dispute White form Barbary(Collared) Dove? Tail is too short, shape too bulky for Diamond Dove?

It's certainly possible; it's tricky without another bird for scale!

I'm with Pertinax - Barbary Dove.

I wasn't aware that such a thing as a white Diamond Dove existed.

Hix said:

I'm with Pertinax - Barbary Dove.

I wasn't aware that such a thing as a white Diamond Dove existed.

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You're lucky - feels like I see as many white (and 'brown' form) Diamond Doves as normal ones recently! I'm no big fan of cultivated colour morphs - they're rarely more attractive than the original.

(and in the case of white forms they take away the colour markings so you can't tell what you're looking at! )


EDIT: Had a quick Google and been reminded that white Diamond Doves usually still have the red/orange eye-ring, so I will bow to democracy!

This white form of a Barbary Dove is also known as a Java Dove