European Turtle Dove
Streptopelia turtur
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 6,652
- Most observed in
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Conservation
- Vulnerable
Description
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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “European turtle dove”.