Kori La, Mongar, Bhutan
April 2008

The Spotted Dove is distributed from Pakistan along the Himalayas to central and eastern China and southwards through India to Sri Lanka and through Indochina and the Malaysian Peninsula to Indonesia and the Philippines. It has also been introduced to the USA, Australia  and New Zealand.

It avoids dry areas and is generally found in deciduous forest and in agricultural areas and gardens.

It has black feathers with white tips on the sides of the neck. The back and most of the wings are grey-brown with pale edgings.

There are recordings on xeno-canto and additional information is available via Avibase .