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Eurasian Collared Dove

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Eurasian Collared Dove

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Also known as Streptopelia decaocto, Collared Dove, Turkish Dove

species of bird

OverviewAI-generated

The Eurasian Collared Dove, scientifically known as *Streptopelia decaocto*, is a species of bird within the family Columbidae and order Columbiformes. It belongs to the class Aves and phylum Chordata, with the genus *Streptopelia* serving as its parent taxon. The species is diurnal and has a wingspan of 30 and a mass of 193. Its common names include Türkentaube, Tórtola turca, and Tourterelle turque.

The taxon range for this species includes the Nanling Mountains and Africa. According to the IUCN Red List, its conservation status is Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2019. A regional conservation status of Near Threatened is also noted. The species is not extinct and is accepted by WoRMS, with the authority listed as (Frivaldszky, 1838).

Synthesized by Vinony from 31 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, iNaturalist, IUCN Red List, WoRMS, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

Eurasian collared dove

Species

  1. PhylumChordata
  2. ClassAves
  3. OrderColumbiformes
  4. FamilyColumbidae
Observations164,735

Die Türkentaube (Streptopelia decaocto) ist eine Vogelart aus der Familie der Tauben (Columbidae). Sie hat ihren Namen deshalb, weil die Art erst seit den 1930er Jahren aus dem Südosten nach Mittel- und inzwischen auch nach Nord- und Westeuropa eingewandert ist.

via IUCN

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Streptopelia
Mass
193
Image
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto by Dr. Raju Kasambe DSCN2357 (3).jpg
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
Commons category
Streptopelia decaocto
taxon name
Streptopelia decaocto
Commons gallery
Streptopelia decaocto
wingspan
30
taxon common name
rulla turca
diel cycle
diurnality
short name
S. decaocto
taxon range
Africa
regional conservation status
Near Threatened
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Encyclopedic overview

The Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto), often simply just collared dove, is a dove species native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa. It has also been introduced to Japan, North and Central America, and the islands in the Caribbean.

Taxonomy

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Eurasian Collared Dove” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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