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Invasive Species: Birds

Eurasian Collared Dove

(Streptopelia decaocto)

Prohibited in Michigan

Eurasian collared doves are a mostly gray bird with a white upper body. They have a black collar on the back of the neck, a slender black bill, deep red iris of the eye, broad squared tail with black base, and dark red legs and feet.

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Mute Swan

(Cygnus olor)

Adult mute swans have orange bills. They have an "S" curve to their necks and a black knob on the top of their bills. They have a quieter "trumpet" call than native trumpeter swans.

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