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Oriental Turtle Dove
Sign in to saveAlso known as Streptopelia orientalis, Oriental turtle-dove
species of bird
Species
Least Concernvia IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Streptopelia
- Image
- Oriental Turtle Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) (52502770215).jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Streptopelia orientalis
- taxon name
- Streptopelia orientalis
- Commons gallery
- Streptopelia orientalis
- litter size
- 2
- egg incubation period
- 15
- taxon common name
- 山斑鸠
- taxon range
- Nanling Mountains
- short name
- S. orientalis
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Encyclopedic overview
The Oriental turtle dove or rufous turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis) is a member of the bird family Columbidae. The species has a wide native distribution range from Central Asia east across Asia to Japan. The populations show variations in the patterning of plumage and have been designated into at least six named subspecies. Populations in the higher latitudes tend to migrate south in winter, while those closer to the tropics are sedentary. Vagrants have been recorded in North America. The species is predominantly granivorous and forages on the ground.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oriental Turtle Dove” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.