NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Oriental Turtle Dove
Streptopelia orientalis (Latham, 1790)
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.
Orientturteltaube beim Bird Watching Café in Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Oriental turtle dove or rufous turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis) is a member of the bird family Columbidae. The species has a wide native distribution range from Central Asia east across Asia to Japan. The populations show variations in the patterning of plumage and have been designated into at least six named subspecies. Populations in the higher latitudes tend to migrate south in winter, while those closer to the tropics are sedentary. Vagrants have been recorded in North America. The species is predominantly granivorous and forages on the ground.
Wikipedia contributors, Oriental turtle dove; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:51:27.205631+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Streptopelia orientalis (Latham, 1790)
- Name authority
- (Latham, 1790)
- Common name
- Oriental 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 orientalis (Latham, 1790)
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 |
| European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur (Linnaeus, 1758) | 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 |
| 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.
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=177142 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:6ZXQ7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.