Reference photo — MPF, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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European Turtle Dove
Streptopelia turtur
Moderate
Vulnerable
Not photographed yet
Distribution
Range
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Range: iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0) · Base map: Natural Earth (public domain)
Quick facts
- Group
- Birds
- Family
- Columbidae
- Size
- 26–28 cm (length)
- Weight
- 100–160 g
- Diet
- Seed eater
- Lifespan
- 3–5 yrs
- Habitat
- Open woodland, Hedgerows, Farmland
About
The European turtle dove 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.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.