Oriental Turtle Dove
Streptopelia orientalis(Latham, J, 1790)
English (US) Oriental Turtle Dove
The Oriental Turtle Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons) in the order Columbiformes.
- Scientific name
- Streptopelia orientalis
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Oriental Turtle Dove
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Streptopelia orientalis meena
- Streptopelia orientalis orientalis
- Streptopelia orientalis stimpsoni
- Streptopelia orientalis erythrocephala
- Streptopelia orientalis agricola
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Columba orientalis
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
- Type locality
- China, ex Sonnerat.
- Original description
- Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 2 p.606
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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