European Turtle Dove
Streptopelia turtur (Linnaeus, 1758)
Columbidae — Pigeons, Doves
European Turtle Dove, Streptopelia turtur, is a pigeon in the family Columbidae and the order Columbiformes. It breeds in the western and central Palearctic and occurs in Africa outside the breeding season. Described by Linnaeus in 1758, it is part of the dove and pigeon group found across these regions.
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Columbidae — Pigeons, Doves
- Breeding range
- Palearctic: w, c
- Nonbreeding range
- Africa
