For other species called turtle doves, see Streptopelia.
European turtle dove
An adult in Hungary and song recorded in Hampshire, England
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Columbiformes
Family:
Columbidae
Genus:
Streptopelia
Species:
S. turtur
Binomial name
Streptopelia turtur
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Range of S. turtur
breeding non-breeding
Synonyms
Columba turtur (protonym)
Turtur communis[2]
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.
^BirdLife International (2019). "Streptopelia turtur". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22690419A154373407. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22690419A154373407.en. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^Brehm (1891). "Turteltaube". Die Vögel (in German). Vol. 2.
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