Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis / Streptopelia chinensis)


English : Spotted dove
Binomial Name : Spilopelia chinensis / Streptopelia chinensis
Sinhala Name : අළු කොබෙයියා [Alu Kobeyya]
A bird lives in Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia including Sri Lanka. Few Sub species of this bird have been identified and the very common sub species found in Sri Lanka is S. c. ceylonensis. They have been distributed in all environmental regions in the country.

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