Spotted dove

Spilopelia chinensis

The Spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis) is a bird found in India, Australia, Taiwan, United States, Thailand and China. Gardens and farmland across India, East Asia and Southeast Asia. It eats seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Spilopelia chinensis
Region	Asia
Found in	India, Australia, Taiwan, United States, Thailand and China

🏡 Where the Spotted dove lives

Gardens and farmland across India, East Asia and Southeast Asia.

🍽️ What it eats

🌰 Seeds & nuts100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It has a black collar covered in white spots, like a necklace.

Hear the Spotted dove

Recorded by Bo Shunqi 薄顺奇 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC839569. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Spotted dove

Where does the Spotted dove live?

The Spotted dove lives in India, Australia, Taiwan, United States, Thailand and China. Gardens and farmland across India, East Asia and Southeast Asia.

What does the Spotted dove eat?

seeds and nuts (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Spotted dove endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.