Dusky Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia lugens)

Other Names (World)
Dusky Turtle-Dove, Black Dove, Pink-breasted Dove, Dusky Turtle Dove

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
31 cm

First Described (Guide)
(R�ppell, 1837)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest, high altitude shrubland, dry forest, urban areas, rural gardens, arable land, plantations. From 1,000 - 3,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Burundi, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia (B), Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania [United Republic of], Uganda, Yemen (B), Zambia.

South-eastern Sudan, western and south-eastern Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia to Uganda, whence patchily Swest through mountains of Rift Valley to northern Malawi, and Seast through Kenya highlands to north-eastern Tanzania; also south-western Arabia.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (14)...)

Dusky Turtle Dove (Streptopelia lugens) [XC300707]
by James Bradley from Debre Libanos Monastery, Ethiopia (song)

Dusky Turtle Dove (Streptopelia lugens) [XC300706]
by Peter Boesman from Negash lodge, Ethiopia (song)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Adamawa Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia hypopyrrha), with which sometimes considered conspecific.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Dusky Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia lugens) - 10 files

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