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On the picture above you can see a barbary turtle dove also known as ringed turtle dove, the scientific name of this bird is streptopelia risoria. The barbary turtle dove can be watched in the Casela Bird Park located in the western part of Mauritius. The barbary turtle dove forms part of the Columbidae family. This bird has a short neck, it is not a very big bird, it has short slender bill with fleshy cere. The barbary turtle dove measures around 30cms. They are found a lot in Caribbean and North America. They like living in dry forest or woodlands. Their main foods are seeds that they collect on the ground. The Casela Park was mainly a bird park but nowadays you can find a lot of different animal species in the park.
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