{"id":24040,"date":"2025-04-18T14:50:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T12:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ficedula.ch\/avifauna\/collared-dove\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T17:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T15:00:34","slug":"collared-dove","status":"publish","type":"species","link":"https:\/\/ficedula.ch\/en\/avifauna\/collared-dove\/","title":{"rendered":"Collared Dove"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24040\" class=\"elementor elementor-24040 elementor-16096\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-247a81a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"247a81a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ed208a\" data-id=\"6ed208a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3036ff elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"c3036ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Carosello d&#039;immagini\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper swiper-image-stretch\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 1\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ficedula.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Tortora_dal_collare_Serena_Poloni-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Foto di: Serena Poloni\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Foto di: Serena Poloni<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bcbe18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bcbe18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Description<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbf2f27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbf2f27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8\">The Collared Dove is a medium-sized bird with predominantly gray plumage and a distinctive black collar on the back of its neck. It is omnivorous, feeding on seeds, grains, and occasionally insects. Its calls are soft and repetitive. It is a sedentary species. It inhabits urban areas, parks, and gardens. The breeding season runs from spring through summer, with simple nests built in trees or on man-made structures.       <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b133c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b133c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Situation in Italian-Speaking Switzerland<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f69e84a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f69e84a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8\">In Ticino, the Collared Dove is a common breeding species. It prefers urban and suburban habitats, where it easily finds food and nesting sites. Historically, its population increased significantly during the 20th century, when it began to colonize new areas in Europe, including Ticino.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8999b58\" data-id=\"8999b58\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c306551 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ecolar_project_info\" data-id=\"c306551\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ecolar_project_info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ecolar-protfolio-info-wrapper\">\r\n            <div class=\"ecolar-protfolio-info-list\">\r\n                <ul>\r\n                                <li><label>Nome 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