Turtur
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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Italic title". Template:Automatic taxobox Turtur is a small genus of doves native to sub-Saharan Africa.[1] Species in this genus are known as wood doves.
The genus Turtur was introduced in 1783 by the Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert to accommodate the blue-spotted wood dove (Turtur afer).[2][3] The word turtur is Latin for "turtle dove".[4]
Species
The genus contains five species:[5]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Emerald-spotted Wood Dove, Turtur chalcospilos in Kruger National Park (13877683603).jpg | Turtur chalcospilos | Emerald-spotted wood dove | eastern and southern Africa |
| File:Blackbilledwooddove.jpg | Turtur abyssinicus | Black-billed wood dove | Africa just south of the Sahara Desert |
| File:Turtur afer -Gambia-8.jpg | Turtur afer | Blue-spotted wood dove | Africa south of the Sahel |
| File:2007 08 05 Tambourine Dove.jpg | Turtur tympanistria | Tambourine dove | from Senegal east to Ethiopia and Kenya and southwards through eastern Africa to south-eastern South Africa |
| File:Stavenn Turtur brehmeri 00.jpg | Turtur brehmeri | Blue-headed wood dove | African tropical rainforest |
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References
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