Dusky turtle dove

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Dusky turtle dove
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Streptopelia
Species:
S. lugens
Binomial name
Streptopelia lugens
(Rüppell, 1837)

The dusky turtle dove or pink-breasted turtle dove (Streptopelia lugens) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, [2] Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, and Zambia.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Streptopelia lugens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22690432A93273485. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22690432A93273485.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. Aerts, R.; Lerouge, F.; November, E. (2019). Birds of forests and open woodlands in the highlands of Dogu'a Tembien. In: Nyssen J., Jacob, M., Frankl, A. (Eds.). Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains - The Dogu'a Tembien District. SpringerNature. ISBN   978-3-030-04954-6.