Ring-necked Doves roost in treetops during the night and forage for food on the ground by day.

Thereafter they would be forced to use ring-necked doves or guinea-fowl, which was a pity, they all agreed.

They drove down to the pools in both trucks to shoot the evening flight of ring-necked doves coming in to drink.

Even the sound of it brought back to Robyn the memory of the cooing of the plump blue-grey ring-necked doves in the wild fig trees that grew above the mission cottage in which she had been born.

The Ring-necked Dove (Streptopelia capicola), also known as the Cape Turtle Dove or Half-collared Dove, is a widespread and often abundant dove species in East and southern Africa.

The Ring-necked Dove (Streptopelia capicola), also known as the Cape Turtle Dove or Half-collared Dove, is a widespread and often abundant dove species in East and southern Africa.

COLUMBIDAE Streptopelia capicola (Cape Turtle-Dove)