NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
European Turtle Dove
Streptopelia turtur (Linnaeus, 1758)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur turtur), Hungary
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Open encyclopedia reference
The European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur) 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 in winter.
Wikipedia contributors, European turtle dove; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:48:38.927673+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Streptopelia turtur (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name
- European Turtle Dove
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Columbidae
- Genus
- Streptopelia
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderColumbiformes
- familyColumbidae
- subfamilyColumbinae
- genusStreptopelia Bonaparte, 1855
- speciesStreptopelia turtur (Linnaeus, 1758)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Streptopelia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sunda Collared DoveStreptopelia bitorquata (Temminck, 1809) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Vinaceous DoveStreptopelia vinacea (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red Collared DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica (Hermann, 1804) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-winged Collared DoveStreptopelia reichenowi (Erlanger, 1901) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis (Latham, 1790) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Burmese Collared DoveStreptopelia xanthocycla (Newman, 1906) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)
North America
Southern Asia
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=177149 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6ZXPY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.