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Wood-Doves
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Wood-Doves

Turtur

Turtur is a small genus of doves native to Sub-Saharan Africa. It includes 5 species:

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5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species

Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove

speciesTurtur chalcospilos

Tambourine Dove

speciesTurtur tympanistria

Blue-spotted Wood-Dove

speciesTurtur afer

Black-billed Wood-Dove

speciesTurtur abyssinicus

Blue-headed Wood-Dove

speciesTurtur brehmeri

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Wood-Doves in Historiae Animalium Liber III: De Avium Natura

Historiae Animalium Liber III: De Avium Natura

Conrad Gesner · 1555 · p.810

Wood-Doves in History of Animals, Book I: On Viviparous Quadrupeds

History of Animals, Book I: On Viviparous Quadrupeds

Conrad Gessner · 1554 · p.955

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 3325.