There are several species of doves that have brown plumage, depending on the region they are found in. Some common brown doves include:
Mourning Dove
The mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) is a medium-sized dove with brownish-gray plumage on its body, wings and tail. It has a distinctive black spot on each side of its neck. The mourning dove is found throughout North America and is one of the most widespread and abundant doves. They are a light brown tan color overall.
Eurasian Collared Dove
The Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto) is a dove native to Europe and Asia that has been introduced to many other parts of the world. It is a medium sized dove with pale gray-buff plumage on its body and wings. It has a black half collar on the nape of its neck. Its coloration is generally light brownish-gray overall.
African Mourning Dove
The African mourning dove (Streptopelia decipiens) is native to Sub-Saharan Africa. It has gray-brown plumage on its body, wings and tail. It has a black spotting pattern on its wings. The throat and breast are reddish-brown. The African mourning dove has an overall brownish-gray color.
Oriental Turtle Dove
The Oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis) is found in parts of Asia. It is mostly gray-brown in color with darker scaling on the body and wings. The neck and breast have vinous scaling. The tail feathers are tipped white. Overall it has a brownish-gray coloring.
Laughing Dove
The laughing dove (Spilopelia senegalensis) is a small dove native to Sub-Saharan African and parts of Asia. It has gray-brown plumage on the body, wings and tail. It has a black and white spotted patch on the side of its neck. The laughing dove has a brownish-gray overall color.
Rock Pigeon
The rock pigeon (Columba livia) is a common wild and domesticated species. The wild ancestor has gray-blue plumage on the body, wings and tail. Through domestication, many color variants have emerged including brown, tan and cream colored birds. Feral and wild rock pigeons tend to be medium gray or brownish-gray overall.
Inca Dove
The Inca dove (Columbina inca) is a small dove native to the Americas. It has a pale brown body with darker brown scaling on the back and wings. The tail is white-tipped. The breast is pale brownish-gray. Overall, the Inca dove has a light brownish-gray coloration.
Zebra Dove
The zebra dove (Geopelia striata) is native to Southeast Asia and Australia. It has gray-brown plumage with darker barring on the body and wings. The neck, breast and belly are more pinkish-brown. Overall the zebra dove is brownish-gray with darker scalloping.
Conclusion
In summary, there are many different species of doves that exhibit an overall brownish-gray coloration. Some of the most common brown colored doves around the world include the mourning dove, Eurasian collared dove, African mourning dove, Oriental turtle dove, laughing dove, rock pigeon, Inca dove and zebra dove. Depending on the exact species, the shades can range from pale tan to medium grayish-brown in the body, wings and tail.
