Red collared Dove on Christmas Is

I recall being confused by this bird’s name a couple years ago when it was reported somewhere and I asked about it, as it seemed unlikely (I am not commenting on the bird at the place, that doesn’t interest me). My understanding is that it is actually a Red Collared Dove (maybe Red Collared-Dove), rather than a Red-collared Dove. I notice that Richard is having a bit each way. Though seems to be given better names (see below). I reckon Red Turtle-Dove is preferable. The difference being that it is one of the collared dove group, that is otherwise red and (like the others) has a black collar. The name would reasonably be Red-collared Dove if actually was a dove with a red collar, that is the way bird names often go, so it is easy to make the mistake. But it isn’t. There are not many examples like this. One is Great Crested Grebe (not Great-crested Grebe!), that implies it is a big grebe with a crest, rather than the crest of this grebe is great. See this listing from http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22690493/0 Scientific Name: Streptopelia tranquebarica Species Authority: (Hermann, 1804) Common Name(s): English – Red Turtle-dove, Red Collared Dove, Red Collared-Dove, Red Turtle Dove Also see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_turtle_dove Philip —–Original Message—– From: Birding-Aus [mailto:birding-aus-bounces@birding-aus.org] On Behalf Of Richard Baxter via Birding-Aus Sent: Monday, 10 November 2014 1:45 PM To: birding-aus@birding-aus.org Subject: [Birding-Aus] Red collared Dove on Christmas Is All, A Red-collared Dove was photographed at Settlement on CI either this morning or yesterday. Cheers Richard Baxter