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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]
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.
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.
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 ]
European turtle dove: Streptopelia turtur (Linnaeus, 1758) EU: primarily Europe; to North Africa and China: 58: Dusky turtle dove: Streptopelia lugens (Rüppell, 1837) AF, EU: east Africa and Arabian Peninsula: 59: Adamawa turtle dove: Streptopelia hypopyrrha (Reichenow, 1910) AF: West Africa: 60: Oriental turtle dove: Streptopelia orientalis ...
The laughing dove is a long-tailed, slim pigeon, typically 25 cm (9.8 in) in length. It is pinkish brown on the underside with a lilac tinged head and neck. The head and underparts are pinkish, shading to buff on the lower abdomen .
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 Zenaida dove (Zenaida aurita) is a member of the bird family Columbidae, [2] which includes doves and pigeons. It is the national bird of Anguilla , where it is locally referred to as " turtle dove".