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European Turtle-Dove

Streptopelia turtur

Range & Recent Observations

European Turtle-Doveis a year-round resident and doesn't follow a migration flyway. See the Range tab for where it lives.

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About the European Turtle-Dove

The European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur) is a threatened or vulnerable member of the bird family Columbidae, the doves and pigeons. It breeds over a wide area of the south western Palearctic including north Africa but migrates to northern sub-Saharan Africa to winter.

Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Scientific name
Streptopelia turtur
Family
Pigeons and Doves
Order
Columbiformes

Similar species

Other members of the pigeons and doves family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.

  • African Collared-Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
  • Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
  • Blue Ground Dove Claravis pretiosa
  • Caribbean Dove Leptotila jamaicensis
  • Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
  • Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus
  • Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
  • Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto
  • Gray-chested Dove Leptotila cassinii
  • Gray-headed Dove Leptotila plumbeiceps
  • Inca Dove Columbina inca

Know when the European Turtle-Dove turns up near you

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