Oriental Turtle-Dove

Streptopelia orientalisOrder: COLUMBIFORMES Family: Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)

Codes: Common Name: ORTD Scientific Name: STRORI ITIS Taxonomic No.: 177142

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Oriental Turtle-Dove Breeding Male Portrait

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Oriental Turtle-Dove

Oriental Turtle-Dove: Large, stocky dove, buff-brown overall with scaled pattern on back and wings produced by black feathers with buff, gray, or red fringes. Has distinctive black-and-white patch on neck. Tail is long, gray, and white-tipped. Legs are red. Strong swift direct flight.

● Song: "her-her-oo-oo"

● Foraging & Feeding: Oriental Turtle-Dove: Feeds on various seeds; forages on the ground.

● Breeding & nesting: Oriental Turtle-Dove: Two white or pale yellow eggs are laid in a large nest made of twigs and small branches, usually built on a low tree branch. Incubation ranges from 17 to 21 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Oriental Turtle-Dove: European Turtle-Dove is smaller, has pinker breast, and is grayer overall.

Flight Pattern

Strong swift direct flight

Oriental Turtle-Dove Breeding Male Body Illustration

● Range & Habitat: Oriental Turtle-Dove: Native to Siberian taiga, accidental on Vancouver Island, casual to western Aleutians and Bering Sea. Preferred habitats include deciduous and coniferous forests.

^BreedingMonogamous

^PopulationCasual

^MigrationMigratory

^Weight7.1 Ounces

4 and 6 letter alpha codes

The four letter common name alpha code is is derived from the first two letters of the common first name and the first two letters of common last name. The six letter species name alpha code is derived from the first three letters of the scientific name (genus) and the first three letters of the scientific name (species). See (1) below for the rules used to create the codes..

Four-letter (for English common names) and six-letter (for scientific names) species alpha codes were developed by Pyle and DeSante (2003, North American Bird-Bander 28:64-79) to reflect A.O.U. taxonomy and nomenclature (A.O.U. 1998) as modified by Supplements 42 (Auk 117:847-858, 2000) and 43 (Auk 119:897-906, 2002). The list has been updated by Pyle and DeSante to reflect changes reported by the A.O.U from 2003 through 2006.

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