Streptopelia decaocto

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δέκα (déka, “ten”) + ὀκτώ (oktṓ, “eight”), from a traditional interpretation of its call as these words; in a Greek fable the bird was sent by the gods in answer to a servant girl's prayer that the world would be told of her paltry salary of 18 coins.

Proper noun

Streptopelia decaocto m

1. A taxonomic species within the family Columbidae – the Eurasian collared dove or collared dove.

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN