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Turtur
''Turtur'' is a small genus of doves native to Sub-Saharan Africa. Species in this genus are known as wood doves. The genus ''Turtur'' was introduced in 1783 by the Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert to accommodate the blue-spotted wood dove The blue-spotted wood dove (''Turtur afer'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is abundantly present throughout Africa south of the Sahel; it is partially present in East Africa and absent in southern Africa. Taxonomy In 1760 th ... (''Turtur afer''). The word ''Turtur'' is Latin for "turtle dove". Species The genus contains five species: References Bird genera {{Columbiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turtur Afer -Gambia-8
''Turtur'' is a small genus of doves native to Sub-Saharan Africa. Species in this genus are known as wood doves. The genus ''Turtur'' was introduced in 1783 by the Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert to accommodate the blue-spotted wood dove The blue-spotted wood dove (''Turtur afer'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is abundantly present throughout Africa south of the Sahel; it is partially present in East Africa and absent in southern Africa. Taxonomy In 1760 the ... (''Turtur afer''). The word ''Turtur'' is Latin for "turtle dove". Species The genus contains five species: References Bird genera {{Columbiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turtur
''Turtur'' is a small genus of doves native to Sub-Saharan Africa. Species in this genus are known as wood doves. The genus ''Turtur'' was introduced in 1783 by the Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert to accommodate the blue-spotted wood dove The blue-spotted wood dove (''Turtur afer'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is abundantly present throughout Africa south of the Sahel; it is partially present in East Africa and absent in southern Africa. Taxonomy In 1760 th ... (''Turtur afer''). The word ''Turtur'' is Latin for "turtle dove". Species The genus contains five species: References Bird genera {{Columbiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue-spotted Wood Dove
The blue-spotted wood dove (''Turtur afer'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is abundantly present throughout Africa south of the Sahel; it is partially present in East Africa and absent in southern Africa. Taxonomy In 1760 the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson included a description of the blue-spotted wood dove in his six volume ''Ornithologie'' based on a specimen collected in Senegal. He used the French name ''La tourterelle de Sénégal'' and the Latin ''Turtur senegalensis''. The two stars (**) at the start of the section indicates that Brisson based his description on the examination of a specimen. Although Brisson coined Latin names, these do not conform to the binomial system and are not recognised by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. When in 1766 the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus updated his ''Systema Naturae'' for the twelfth edition, he added 240 species that had been previously described by Brisson. One of these was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue-spotted Wood Dove
The blue-spotted wood dove (''Turtur afer'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is abundantly present throughout Africa south of the Sahel; it is partially present in East Africa and absent in southern Africa. Taxonomy In 1760 the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson included a description of the blue-spotted wood dove in his six volume ''Ornithologie'' based on a specimen collected in Senegal. He used the French name ''La tourterelle de Sénégal'' and the Latin ''Turtur senegalensis''. The two stars (**) at the start of the section indicates that Brisson based his description on the examination of a specimen. Although Brisson coined Latin names, these do not conform to the binomial system and are not recognised by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. When in 1766 the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus updated his ''Systema Naturae'' for the twelfth edition, he added 240 species that had been previously described by Brisson. One of these was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turtur Afer
The blue-spotted wood dove (''Turtur afer'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is abundantly present throughout Africa south of the Sahel; it is partially present in East Africa and absent in southern Africa. Taxonomy In 1760 the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson included a description of the blue-spotted wood dove in his six volume ''Ornithologie'' based on a specimen collected in Senegal. He used the French name ''La tourterelle de Sénégal'' and the Latin ''Turtur senegalensis''. The two stars (**) at the start of the section indicates that Brisson based his description on the examination of a specimen. Although Brisson coined Latin names, these do not conform to the binomial system and are not recognised by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. When in 1766 the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus updated his ''Systema Naturae'' for the twelfth edition, he added 240 species that had been previously described by Brisson. One of these wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turtur Chalcospilos
The emerald-spotted wood dove (''Turtur chalcospilos'') is a bird of the family Columbidae, resident across eastern and southern Africa. It is a species of open drier deciduous woodland and second growth. It is absent from evergreen rainforests and semidesert areas. Description Emerald-spotted wood dove is a small plump pigeon, typically 20 cm in length. Its back, hindneck, wings and tail are pale grey brown, and the folded wings have green metallic patches. There are blackish bands on the lower back and tail. The forehead, crown and nape are bluish grey, fading to pinkish grey on the throat. The underparts are mauve-pink, becoming whiter on the belly. The bill of this dove is blackish with a red base. The sexes are similar, but the female may be slightly duller than the male. The immature has duller green spots and buff fringes to the feathers. When flying, black-billed wood dove is told from this species by its bright chestnut underwings. The call is in three parts: t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emerald-spotted Wood Dove
The emerald-spotted wood dove (''Turtur chalcospilos'') is a bird of the family Columbidae, resident across eastern and southern Africa. It is a species of open drier deciduous woodland and second growth. It is absent from evergreen rainforests and semidesert areas. Description Emerald-spotted wood dove is a small plump pigeon, typically 20 cm in length. Its back, hindneck, wings and tail are pale grey brown, and the folded wings have green metallic patches. There are blackish bands on the lower back and tail. The forehead, crown and nape are bluish grey, fading to pinkish grey on the throat. The underparts are mauve-pink, becoming whiter on the belly. The bill of this dove is blackish with a red base. The sexes are similar, but the female may be slightly duller than the male. The immature has duller green spots and buff fringes to the feathers. When flying, black-billed wood dove is told from this species by its bright chestnut underwings. The call is in three parts: t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue-headed Wood Dove
The blue-headed wood dove (''Turtur brehmeri''), also known as the blue-headed dove, is a medium-sized (up to long), rufous brown wood-dove with bluish-grey head, iridescent green patches on wings, reddish bill, dark brown iris, and dark red feet. Both sexes are similar. The young is duller in colour than adult. The blue-headed wood dove is widespread across the African tropical rainforest. The blue-headed wood dove nests in trees. The nest is made from twigs, leaves, and other vegetation. Its diet consists mainly of seeds, fallen fruits, insects, and small animals taken from feeding grounds. The female usually lays one to two eggs. Widespread and locally common throughout its large range, the blue-headed wood dove is evaluated as of least concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. References External links BirdLife Species Factsheet {{Taxonbar, from=Q664821 blue-headed wood dove Birds of the African tropical rainforest blue-headed wood dove The blue-heade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tambourine Dove
The tambourine dove (''Turtur tympanistria'') is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in woodlands and other thick vegetation in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. Its range extends from Senegal east to Ethiopia and Kenya and southwards through eastern Africa to south-eastern South Africa, but it is absent from the drier areas of south-western Africa. There is a population on the Comoros Islands. This is very much a species of thick woodlands, including dense gardens and plantations of castor oil, cocoa and rubber. As such, this shy species is usually seen when flushed whilst feeding on the forest floor. The tambourine dove builds a frail stick nest low in a thicket or vine tangle, and lays two cream-coloured eggs. Both sexes incubate, although this task is performed mainly by the female, and the eggs hatch in 13 days with another 13–14 days to fledging. The chicks are fed regurgitated food. The tambourine dove is a small plump pigeon, typically 22 cm in l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black-billed Wood Dove
The black-billed wood dove (''Turtur abyssinicus'') is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in a belt across Africa just south of the Sahara Desert. This species is abundant in near desert, scrub and savannah. It builds a stick nest in a tree, often an acacia, and lays two cream-colored eggs. Its flight is quick, with the regular beats and an occasional sharp flick of the wings which are characteristic of pigeons in general, and it tends to stay quite low. Black-billed wood dove is a small plump pigeon, typically 20 cm in length. Its back, hindneck, wings and tail are pale grey brown, and the folded wings have dark metallic patches. There are two blackish bands on the back. The forehead, crown and nape are bluish grey, fading to whitish on the face. The underparts are pinkish, becoming whiter on the belly. The bill of this dove is, of course, black. When flying, black-billed wood dove shows chestnut in the underwing. The call is a persistent fluted '' coo- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbidae
Columbidae () is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They primarily feed on seeds, fruits, and plants. The family occurs worldwide, but the greatest variety is in the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. The family contains 344 species divided into 50 genera. Thirteen of the species are extinct. In English, the smaller species tend to be called "doves" and the larger ones "pigeons". However, the distinction is not consistent, and does not exist in most other languages. Historically, the common names for these birds involve a great deal of variation between the terms. The bird most commonly referred to as just "pigeon" is the domestic pigeon, which is common in many cities as the feral pigeon. Doves and pigeons build relatively flimsy nests, often using sticks and other debris, which may be placed on bra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
