Order
Columbiformes
Family
Columbidae
Genus
Streptopelia
Species
turtur
Conservation Status
Vulnerable
Location Photographed
Britain,
Number of Sub-Species
Four Sub Species
Migratory or Resident
Migratory
Preferred Habitat
Dense woodlands
Distribution and Range
Throughout Europe, western Asia and northern Africa; winters in Equitorial Africa
Food
Feeds on the ground for seeds and young shoots plus berries and small invertebrates.