Oriental Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia orientalis)

Other Names (World)
Oriental Turtle-Dove, Eastern Turtle-dove, Rufous Turtle-dove, Mountain Turtle-dove, Oriental Turtle Dove

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
30 - 35 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Latham, 1790)

Habitat
Open boreal forest to subtropical forest, particularly around the wooded edge, ffarmland, parks, and suburban gardens.

Range (Guide)

Afghanistan (B), Bangladesh (B), Bhutan (B), Cambodia (B), Canada, China (mainland) (B), Hong Kong (China), India (B), Iran [Islamic Republic of], Japan (B), Kazakhstan (B), Kyrgyzstan (B), Laos (B), Mongolia (B), Myanmar (B), Nepal (B), North Korea (B), Oman, Pakistan (B), Russia (Asian) (B), Russia (Central Asian) (B), Russia (European) (B), South Korea (B), Taiwan (China) (B), Tajikistan (B), Thailand (B), Turkey (B), USA, Uzbekistan (B), Vietnam (B).

Vagrant to Austria, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iraq (P), Israel, Italy, Kuwait, Maldives, Norway, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom.

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
Soft deep 'kuu', 'uu' or 'pwuu'. During breeding season a soft, repeating hollow crooning, 'or-doo doo-doo hoo-hoo hoo hoaw' or 'der-der-pou-pou der-der-pou-pou'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (94)...)

Oriental Turtle Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) [XC409198]
by Jens Kirkeby from Amami National forest, north part of Amami, Japan (song)

Oriental Turtle Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) [XC874576]
by Ray Tsu \u8bf8\u4ec1 from Sheshan National Forest Park, Shanghai, China (song)

Subspecies
The following 6 subspecies are recognised:

meena (Sykes, 1832) - Southern part of western Siberia to western Altai, south to Turkestan, Iran, Afghanistan, Kashmir and Himalayas east to western Nepal. Winters mainly in India.
orientalis (Latham, 1790) - Central Siberia through Transbaikalia, Amurland and Sakhalin to Kuril Is, Japan and Korea, and south through much of China to Himalayas, northern Assam, Yunnan, Guangdong, Hainan and northern Vietnam. Winters in southern and eastern Asia.
stimpsoni (Stejneger, 1887) - Ryukyu Is (Amami-oshima south to Senkaku Is).
orii Yamashina, 1932 - Taiwan.
erythrocephala (Bonaparte, 1855) - Peninsular India.
agricola (Tickell, 1833) - North-eastern India (Bihar, Orissa, Bengal, southern Assam) east to Myanmar (south to Tenasserim) and south-central China (western Yunnan, Hainan).

References
See References.

Files:

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