Rooiborsduifie
Laughing Dove
Spilopelia senegalensis
Familie / Family: Columbidae
Spesienommer / Species number: 317
Hierdie voël bly die hele jaar by ons.
This bird lives here all year round.
Afrikaans
'n Klein pienkbruin duifie met swart spikkels op 'n rooibruin bors en blou-grys vlerke. Dit eet saadjies op die grond.
Waar by die skool? Kyk op grasperke en paadjies – dit is glad nie skaam nie.
Wil jy weet? Sy sagte "ru-ru-ru-ru-ru" klink amper soos iemand wat saggies lag – daarom heet dit in Engels "Laughing Dove".
English
A small pinkish-brown dove with black speckles on a red-brown chest and blue-grey wings. It eats small seeds on the ground.
Where at school? Look on lawns and paths – it is not shy at all.
Did you know? Its soft "roo-roo-roo-roo-roo" sounds almost like someone laughing quietly – hence its name.
