The red-eyed dove (Streptopelia semitorquata) is a dove that is a widespread and common in sub-Saharan Africa. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2004.

Description
Red-eyed dove is a largish, stocky pigeon, typically 30 cm (12 inches) in length. Its back, wings and tail are pale brown. When flying, it shows blackish flight feathers. The head and underparts are dark vinous-pink, shading to pale grey on the face. There is a black hind neck patch edged with white. The legs and a patch of bare skin around the eye are red. The call is a loud doo-doo-du-du.

Sexes are similar, but juveniles are duller than adults, and have scalloping on the body feathers.

Red-eyed doves eat grass seeds, grains and other vegetation. They often forage on the ground.

Distribution and habitat
It is distributed through most of sub-Saharan Africa except in desert zones. It is a common, if not abundant, species in most habitats other than desert. Like several other species in this genus, they are not particularly gregarious and often feed alone or in pairs. They can be found in forests near rivers.

Behaviour
Females lay two white eggs at a time. This species builds a stick nest in a tree and lays two white eggs. Its flight is quick, with the regular beats and an occasional sharp flick of the wings which are characteristic of pigeons in general.
Afrikaans: Grootringduif
Catalan: Tórtora de Rüppell
Czech: Hrdlicka cervenooká, hrdlička červenooká
Danish: Rødøjet Skoggerdue
German: Halbmondtaube
English: Black Dove, Black Pigeon, Half-collared Dove, Lesser Red-eyed Dove, Red-eyed Collared-Dove, Redeyed Dove, Red-eyed Dove, Red-eyed Turtle Dove, West African Red-eyed Dove
English (IOC): Red-eyed Dove
English (Kenya): Red-eyed Dove
Spanish: Tórtola de Ojos Rojos, Tórtola Ojirroja
Spanish (Spain): Tórtola Ojirroja
Spanish (HBW): Red-eyed Dove
Estonian: prill-turteltuvi
Finnish: Savannitunturikyyhky, savanniturturikyyhky
French: Tourterelle à collier, Tourterelle à demi-collier
Hungarian: pirosszemű gerle
Icelandic: Mánadúfa
Italian: Tortora dal semicollare, Tortora occhirossi
Japanese: akamejuzukakebato
Japanese: アカメジュズカケバト
Kwangali: Haikonda
Scientific: Columba semitorquata, Streptopelia semitorquata, Streptopelia semitorquata erythrophrys, Streptopelia semitorquata minor, Streptopelia semitorquata semitorquata
Lithuanian: Raudonakis purplelis
Latvian: sarkanacu ūbele
Dutch: Roodoogtortel, Roodoogtortelduif
Norwegian Nynorsk: Raudaugedue
Norwegian: Rødøyedue
Polish: synogarlica czerwonooka
Portuguese: Rola de olhos vermelhos, Rola-de-olhos-vermelhos
Portuguese (Portugal): Rola-grande-de-coleira
Russian: Красноглазая горлица
Slovak: hrdlička červenooká, Hrdlička polmesiačiková
Shona: Bvukutiva
Serbian: Crvenooka gugutka
Sotho, Southern: Leebamosu
Swedish: Rödögd duva
Swahili: Hua Fifi, Hua Tundu, Mwigo
Turkish: Kırmızı Gözlü Kumru, kızıl gözlü kumru, kızıl gözlükumru, Kızıl-gözlü Kumru
Tsonga: Khopola
Ukrainian: Горлиця червоноока
Xhosa: Indlasidudu
Chinese: 红眼斑鸠
Chinese (Traditional): 紅眼斑鳩
Zulu: iHophe




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