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;[[:Category:Streptopelia|Streptopelia]] turtur | ;[[:Category:Streptopelia|Streptopelia]] turtur | ||
| + | [[Image:European_Turtle_Dove.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Steve+G|Steve G}}<br>Dehesa, Caceres province, [[Spain]]]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
30cm. | 30cm. | ||
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*Red eye rim | *Red eye rim | ||
*Red legs and toes | *Red legs and toes | ||
| + | [[Image:Juv Turtle Dovebirds94MotneyHill 003bf.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|Andy+T|Andy T}}<br />Motney Hill, Rainham, [[Kent]]]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Western Palearctic]] to northern [[Afghanistan]]. Winters | + | [[Western Palearctic]] to northern [[Afghanistan]]. Winters south to southern [[Africa]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|polytypic]] species, consisting of four subspecies: | |
| + | *''S. t. turtur'': | ||
| + | :*[[Azores]], [[Canary Islands]] and [[Europe]] to western [[Siberia]] and [[Kazakhstan]] | ||
| + | *''S. t. arenicola'': | ||
| + | :*[[Balearic Islands]] and north-western [[Africa]] to [[Iran]] and extreme western [[China]] | ||
| + | *''S. t. hoggara'': | ||
| + | :*Southern Sahara (Aïr Massif and Hoggar Mountains) | ||
| + | *''S. t. rufescens'': | ||
| + | :*[[Egypt]] (Dakhla and Kharga oases) and northern [[Sudan]] (Faiyûm) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Open woodlands. | Open woodlands. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | Its nest is built from twigs and is placed in a tree | + | Its nest is built from twigs and is placed in a tree. The clutch consists of 2 white eggs which are incubated by both sexes. |
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
<flashmp3>Streptopelia turtur (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Streptopelia turtur (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
''[[Media:Streptopelia turtur (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Streptopelia turtur (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | Wikipedia | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#The Free Online Dictionary |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Streptopelia+turtur}} | {{GSearch|Streptopelia+turtur}} | ||
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| + | {{Video|European_Turtle-Dove}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Streptopelia]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Streptopelia]] [[Category:Videos]] |
Revision as of 12:01, 11 May 2010
- Streptopelia turtur
Identification
30cm.
- Grey brown plumage
- Sides of head are yellow
- Pink neck and breast
- Grey blue nape, crown, flanks and rump
- Cinnamon wings with black mottling
- White belly and undertail coverts
- Red eye rim
- Red legs and toes
Distribution
Western Palearctic to northern Afghanistan. Winters south to southern Africa.
Taxonomy
This is a polytypic species, consisting of four subspecies:
- S. t. turtur:
- Azores, Canary Islands and Europe to western Siberia and Kazakhstan
- S. t. arenicola:
- Balearic Islands and north-western Africa to Iran and extreme western China
- S. t. hoggara:
- Southern Sahara (Aïr Massif and Hoggar Mountains)
- S. t. rufescens:
Habitat
Open woodlands.
Behaviour
Its nest is built from twigs and is placed in a tree. The clutch consists of 2 white eggs which are incubated by both sexes.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Streptopelia turtur (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- The Free Online Dictionary
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) European Turtle Dove. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 21 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/European_Turtle_Dove
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