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European Turtle-Dove

Streptopelia turtur
Columbidae Declining

The European turtle dove is a threatened or vulnerable member of the bird family Columbidae, the doves and pigeons. It breeds over a wide area of the south western Palearctic including north Africa but migrates to northern sub-Saharan Africa to winter.

Summary from Wikipedia

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Sonothèque ADVL · xeno-canto 730616

At a glance

Family
Columbidae
Group
Pigeons and Doves
Conservation status
Declining

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