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European turtle dove
| European turtle dove | |
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| An adult in Hungary and song recorded in Hampshire, England | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Streptopelia |
| Species: | S. turtur
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| Binomial name | |
| Streptopelia turtur (Linnaeus, 1758)
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| Range of S. turtur
breeding non-breeding | |
| Synonyms | |
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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