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| | [[Image:European_Turtle_Dove.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Steve+G|Steve G}}<br>Photographed: Dehesa, Caceres province, [[Spain]]]] | | [[Image:European_Turtle_Dove.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Steve+G|Steve G}}<br>Photographed: Dehesa, Caceres province, [[Spain]]]] |
| | + | [[Image:Juv Turtle Dovebirds94MotneyHill 003bf.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Andy+T|Andy T}}<br />Juvenile photographed at: Motney Hill, Rainham, [[Kent]].]] |
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| | ;[[:Category:Streptopelia|Streptopelia]] turtur | | ;[[:Category:Streptopelia|Streptopelia]] turtur |
| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| | + | 30cm. |
| | + | *Grey brown plumage |
| | + | *Sides of head are yellow |
| | + | *Pink neck and breast |
| | + | *Grey blue nape, crown, flanks and rump |
| | + | *Cinnamon wings with black mottling |
| | + | *White belly and undertail coverts |
| | + | *Red eye rim |
| | + | *Red legs and toes |
| | ==Distribution== | | ==Distribution== |
| - | [[Image:Juv Turtle Dovebirds94MotneyHill 003bf.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Andy+T|Andy T}}<br />Juvenile photographed at: Motney Hill, Rainham, [[Kent]]]] | |
| | [[Western Palearctic]] to northern [[Afghanistan]]. Winters to south to southern [[Africa]]. | | [[Western Palearctic]] to northern [[Afghanistan]]. Winters to south to southern [[Africa]]. |
| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| | Polytypic. Consists of four subspecies. | | Polytypic. Consists of four subspecies. |
| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| | + | Open woodlands. |
| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
| | + | Its nest is built from twigs and is placed in a tree; 2 white eggs are laid which are incubated by both sexes. |
| | ====Vocalisation==== | | ====Vocalisation==== |
| | <flashmp3>Streptopelia turtur (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | | <flashmp3>Streptopelia turtur (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> |
| | ''[[Media:Streptopelia turtur (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | | ''[[Media:Streptopelia turtur (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' |
| | + | ==References== |
| | + | Wikipedia |
| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| | {{GSearch|Streptopelia+turtur}} | | {{GSearch|Streptopelia+turtur}} |
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| | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Streptopelia]] | | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Streptopelia]] |
Polytypic. Consists of four subspecies.
Its nest is built from twigs and is placed in a tree; 2 white eggs are laid which are incubated by both sexes.
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