European Turtle-Dove

Streptopelia turtur

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.

Scientific name

Streptopelia turtur

Family

Pigeons and Doves

IUCN status

VU

Birds of Conservation Concern

Red