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Common Name

European Turtle Dove

Alternate Names

Common Type

Dove

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.

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