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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.
The mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) is a member of the dove family, Columbidae. The bird is also known as the American mourning dove , the rain dove , the chueybird , colloquially as the turtle dove , and it was once known as the Carolina pigeon and Carolina turtledove . [ 2 ]
Streptopelia (collared doves and turtle doves) is a genus of 15 species of birds in the pigeon and dove family Columbidae native to the Old World in Africa, Europe, and Asia. These are mainly slim, small to medium-sized species.
"Fare Thee Well" (also known as "The Turtle Dove" or "10,000 Miles") is an 18th-century English folk ballad, listed as number 422 in the Roud Folk Song Index.In the song, a lover bids farewell before setting off on a journey, and the lyrics include a dialogue between the lovers.
From turtle doves to lords-a-leaping, the price of the ‘12 Days of Christmas’ just hit a record high. Alicia Wallace, CNN. November 29, 2023 at 9:00 AM. Maryna Terletska/Moment RF/Getty Images.
The Barbary dove, ringed turtle dove, ringneck dove, ring-necked turtle dove, or ring dove (Streptopelia risoria) is a domestic member of the dove and pigeon family . Taxonomy and domestication [ edit ]
The ring-necked dove (Streptopelia capicola), also known as the Cape turtle dove or half-collared dove, is a widespread and often abundant dove species in East and southern Africa. It is a mostly sedentary bird, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] found in a variety of open habitats.
The turtle-dove's necklace, an 11th-century Arabic book by Ibn Hazm (also called The Ring of the Dove) "The Turtle Dove", an 18th-century English folk ballad (also called "Fare Thee Well") Turtledove General Delivery (Postlagernd Turteltaube), a 1952 West German comedy film