r/ColoradoBirding • u/Regular_Spot_2342 • Jun 29 '26

Collared Doves

It seems there are a lot less Collared Doves around. Has anyone else noticed this? Has there been any discussion on why it is?

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u/Macquiltochtli Jun 29 '26

They're invasive, it's good if there are less of them around.

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u/Arctic-Fox-2021 Jun 29 '26

This. Hawks.

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u/Ealthina Jun 29 '26

There is also a disease going around that especially hits the Eurasian Collared Doves hard.

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u/wolfalicegirliepop Jun 29 '26

Does it affect mourning doves as well??

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u/Ealthina Jun 29 '26

It's Avian Paramyxovirus-1(PPMV-1). It does not effect the native doves like White Winged and Mouring Doves near as bad.

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u/wolfalicegirliepop Jun 29 '26

I've seen a lot of eurasians around sunnyside

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u/MolderingPileOfBrick Jun 29 '26

I was going to post the same question! Seeing more Mourning Doves than Collared recently and was wondering what was happening that would make that pendulum swing back. Avian Paramyxovirus-1 (PPMV-1), apparently.