Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Pigeons and Doves :: Oriental Turtle-Dove

Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis

Described by: Latham (1790)
Alternate common name(s): Oriental Turtle Dove, Rufous Turtle-Dove, Eastern Turtle-Dove, Mountain Turtle-Dove
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan - Mar 21, 2005 © William Hull  Yatsu Higata Nature Observation Center, Chiba, Japan - May 17, 2001 © William Hull  Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan - Mar 21, 2005 © William Hull  Yatsu Higata Nature Observation Center, Chiba, Japan - Oct 25, 2002 © William Hull  Yatsu Higata Nature Observation Center, Chiba, Japan - Oct 25, 2002 © William Hull 
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Range

C. and s. Asia;
(1) W. Himalayas from Iran, Afghanistan, nw. India (Kashmir) and Nepal to sw. Siberia.
(2) Peninsular India.
(3) Ne. India and Burma to sc. China (w. Yunnan and Hainan Is.).
(4) C. Siberia from the e. foothills of the Ural Mountains to China, Korea, the Kiril Is. and Japan.
(5) Ryukyu Is.
(6) Taiwan.

Videos

Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, Japan - Feb 12, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Two birds walking and feeding in the leaf litter.

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Biological Research Information Center, BRIC of Korea

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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