Species profile
eastern turtle dove
Streptopelia orientalis
Quick answer
Breeding regions are PAL, OR. Breeding subregions are c, e Asia through India and se Asia.
- Scientific name
- Streptopelia orientalis
- Family
- Columbidae
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Genus
- Streptopelia
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording eastern turtle dove in your journal
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Related species in Columbidae
- Adamawa Turtle-dove (Streptopelia hypopyrrha)
- Afep Pigeon (Columba unicincta)
- African Green-pigeon (Treron calvus)
- African Olive-pigeon (Columba arquatrix)
- Amboyna cuckoo-dove (Columba amboinensis)
- Amethyst Brown-dove (Phapitreron amethystinus)
- Andaman Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia rufipennis)
- Andaman Green-pigeon (Treron chloropterus)