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Eurasian Collared-Dove
species of Columbidae


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number longest lengths distribution of longest primary smallest individual biggest individual
primary 10 per wing 145.5 - 154.0mm n=8
P8 (88%) P7 (13%)
1175
secondary 12-13 per wing 105.0 - 110.0mm n=8
S2 (38%) S1 (25%) S1=S3 (13%) S1=S2 (13%) S1=S2=S3 (13%)
2594
retrix 12
144.0 - 157.0mm n=9
R1 (33%) R3=R4 (22%) R3 (11%) R4 (11%) R2=R3 (11%) R4=R5 (11%)
2594 12395
wing length1 hand-wing-index1,2 (HWI) primaries-index wing length/longest primary ratio hand-wing-index/primaries-index ratio
165 - 184mm n=10 28 - 39% n=8 26 - 30% n=6 ⌀119% no data available
detailed information

The wing length is measured on the flattened and straightened wing ("maximum chord") from the carpal joint to the tip of the longest primary feather, the so-called "Kleinschmidt-method".

combined data from:
Avonet1: 165 - 184mm n=9
Featherbase: 180 - 180mm n=1

The hand-wing-index, introduced by Kipp 1959, is calculated as the ratio of the hand length (difference between the length of the longest primary and the first secondary) to the wing length.

combined data from:
Avonet1: 28 - 39% n=8,
The primaries-index is calculated as the ratio of the longest primary feather length to the first (outermost) secondary. It is the equivalent of the hand-wing index for feather measurements. The wing length/longest primary ratio is calculated as the ratio of the wing length to the length of the longest primary feather. The hand-wing-index/primaries-index ratio is calculated as the ratio of the hand-wing index to the primaries-index.
1 Tobias, J. A., et al. (2022). AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds.
2 Kipp, Friedrich A.: "Der Handflügel-Index als flugbiologisches Maß", erschienen in "Vogelwarte - Zeitschrift für Vogelkunde", 1959, Band 20, Heft 1



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Afghanistan · Albania · Anguilla (vagrant) · Antigua and Barbuda (introduced) · Austria · Azerbaijan · Bahamas (introduced) · Bahrain · Bangladesh · Belarus · Belgium · Belize (introduced) · Bhutan · Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (introduced) · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bulgaria · Cabo Verde (introduced) · Cayman Islands (introduced) · China · Croatia · Cuba (introduced) · Curaçao (introduced) · Cyprus · Czechia · Denmark · Dominica (introduced) · Egypt · Estonia · Faroe Islands · Finland · France · Georgia · Germany · Greece · Grenada (origin uncertain) · Guadeloupe (introduced) · Hungary · Iceland · India · Iran, Islamic Republic of · Iraq · Ireland · Israel · Italy · Japan (introduced) · Jordan · Kazakhstan · Korea, Democratic People's Republic of · Korea, Republic of · Kuwait · Kyrgyzstan · Latvia · Lebanon · Liechtenstein · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Malta (vagrant) · Martinique (introduced) · Mexico (introduced) · Moldova, Republic of · Monaco · Montenegro · Montserrat (introduced) · Morocco · Nepal · Netherlands · North Macedonia · Norway · Oman · Pakistan · Palestine, State of · Poland · Portugal · Qatar · Romania · Russian Federation · Saint Kitts and Nevis (introduced) · Saudi Arabia · Serbia · Sint Maarten (Dutch part) (introduced) · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain · Sri Lanka · Svalbard and Jan Mayen · Sweden · Switzerland · Syrian Arab Republic · Tajikistan · Tunisia (vagrant) · Türkiye · Turkmenistan · Turks and Caicos Islands (introduced) · Ukraine · United Arab Emirates · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland · United States of America (introduced) · Uzbekistan · Yemen (vagrant) ·
source: IUCN 2025. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1 <www.iucnredlist.org>
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Pigeons / doves

distribution

conservation status

  • CITES
    not listed
  • Regulation (EG) Nr. 865/2006
    not listed
  • German Federal Nature Conservation Act §44
    protected
  • listed in hunting law