Oriental Turtle Dove

Streptopelia orientalis - Tourterelle orientale

Systematics

Order
:
Columbiformes
Family
:
Columbidés
Genus
:
Streptopelia
Species
:
orientalis

Descriptor

Latham, 1790

Biometrics

Size
: 35 cm
Wingspan
: 55 à 56 cm.
Weight
: 165 à 274 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Oriental Turtle Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

Streptopelia orientalis orientalis (c Siberia to Japan, China, the e Himalayas and Taiwan)
Streptopelia orientalis meena (sw Siberia to Iran and the c Himalayas)
Streptopelia orientalis stimpsoni (Ryukyu Is.. Japan.)
Streptopelia orientalis erythrocephala (c, s India)
Streptopelia orientalis agricola (ne India, Myanmar and n Thailand to sc China)

Foreign names

Tourterelle orientale,
Tórtola oriental,
rola-oriental,
Orientturteltaube,
keleti gerle,
Oosterse Tortel,
Tortora orientale,
större turturduva,
Mongolturteldue,
hrdlička stepná,
hrdlička východní,
Østlig Turteldue,
idänturturikyyhky,
tórtora rogenca,
Branddúfa,
turkawka wschodnia,
austrumu ūbele,
orientalska grlica,
Большая горлица,
キジバト,
山斑鸠,
นกเขาพม่า,
金背鳩〔山斑鳩〕,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Boreal, Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Shrubland : Boreal, Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Aquaculture Ponds, Seasonally Flooded Agricultural Land