European Turtle Dove
Streptopelia turtur(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) European Turtle Dove
The European Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) 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 turtur
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- European Turtle Dove
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Streptopelia turtur turtur
- Streptopelia turtur arenicola
- Streptopelia turtur hoggara
- Streptopelia turtur rufescens
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Columba Turtur
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- India, error = England.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.164
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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