Birds of Ladakh

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Common name:

Laughing Dove

Ladakhi name:

Gondi-lang

Scientific name:

Streptopelia sengalensis

Order:

Columiformes

Family:

Columbidae

fun facts:

The Laughing Dove is a passage migrant to Ladakh.

It can be spotted in dry open fields, semi-desert and near human settlements, up to 4300 m.

The sexes look the same.

Bird Club Contributor:

Tsewang Dorjey Daya, Khardong