Summary ⁷

The Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur), also known as the European Turtle Dove, is a member of the bird family Columbidae, the doves and pigeons.

Taxon biology ⁸

Turtle doves are only found in the Netherlands during the summer, making its Dutch name 'summer dove' very appropriate. They make a soft purring song that vibrates a long distance. In fact, its English name comes from the 'turr turr' sound it makes. Besides forests, you find turtle doves in all kinds of small parks and parklands as well as in windbreaks around farms.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Isidro Vila Verde, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/jvverde/2695361035/
2. (c) Paco Gómez, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5279/5915466204_59dba1d419.jpg
3. (c) Miguel González Novo from Melilla, Spain., some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/Streptopelia_turtur_Pinares_de_Rostrogordo.jpg
4. (c) Ulrich Prokop (Scops), some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/Streptopelia_turtur01.JPG
5. Fringilla, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Turturduva7.jpg/460px-Turturduva7.jpg
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7. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streptopelia_turtur
8. (c) Copyright Ecomare, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/22757816

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