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Range Map for Spotted Dove

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Mostly nonmigratory, but some populations move to lower altitudes in winter.

Cornell Lab of Ornithology (2023) Distribution map for Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis. Modified accounting for taxonomic differences from BirdLife International and Handbook of the Birds of the World (2021) Bird species distribution maps of the world. Version 2021.1

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