Mixed Breed

A mixed breed ringneck dove is usually an informal label for a domestic ringneck dove whose ancestry is not limited to a named color strain or exhibition family. Ringneck doves, also called Barbary doves, are domesticated Streptopelia risoria with a soft call, slim body, longish tail, and the partial dark collar that gives the group its name. Unlike dog or livestock breeds, most ringneck dove differences are color mutations and line-breeding choices. Mixed birds may carry albino, ivory, cream, orange, peach, pied, pearled, pink, rosy, or normal blond genes, sometimes without showing all of them.

Care does not change because a dove is mixed, but expectations should. These birds are usually selected for health, temperament, parental ability, or available color rather than a formal standard. A clean indoor cage or protected aviary, steady temperatures, bathing water, mineral support, and safe perches matter more than pedigree. Pairs can produce clutches often and may need management to avoid overbreeding, particularly if the hen is young or thin. For buyers, the useful questions are age, sex if known, diet, handling history, and whether the seller can predict the colors of future chicks.

Colors: Albino, Combination Colored, Cream, Ivory, Normal Wild Type (Blond), Orange, Orange Pearled, Peach, Pied, Pied Pearled, Pink, Rosy, Tangerine, White, White Pearled