Turtur
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Turtur is a small genus of Doves native to Sub-Saharan Africa
. It includes 5 species:
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa as a geographical term refers to the area of the African continent which lies south of the Sahara. A political definition of Sub-Saharan Africa, instead, covers all African countries which are fully or partially located south of the Sahara...
. It includes 5 species:
- Emerald-spotted Wood DoveEmerald-spotted Wood DoveThe Emerald-spotted Wood Dove, Turtur chalcospilos, is a pigeon which is a widespread and often abundant resident breeding bird in eastern Africa from Ethiopia to South Africa. It also occurs in a belt from northern Botswana west to northern Namibia, and in a narrow coastal strip through Angola to...
, Turtur chalcospilos - Black-billed Wood DoveBlack-billed Wood DoveThe Black-billed Wood Dove is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in a belt across Africa just south of the Sahara Desert....
, Turtur abyssinicus - Blue-spotted Wood Dove, Turtur afer
- Tambourine DoveTambourine DoveThe Tambourine Dove is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in woodlands and other thick vegetation in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. Its range extends from Senegal east to Ethiopia and Kenya and southwards through eastern Africa to south-eastern South Africa, but it is absent...
, Turtur tympanistria - Blue-headed Wood Dove, Turtur brehmeri