Red Turtle-Dove Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Streptopelia tranquebarica
Family : Columbidae
Order : Columbiformes
Class : Aves
Phylum : Chordata
Habitat : Villages
Description : The Red Turtle Dove is a small dove, whose brightly coloured male is visibly different from the female (adult bird length approximately 23 cm, wing 14 cm, bill 1.7 cm, tarsus 1.9 cm, tail 9 cm). The male has a bluish-grey head. Its underparts are pale pink. The female is a darker fawn-brown above and darker buffish-grey below. They have a preference for areas with ample trees, such as canal or roadside tree plantations, and tend to avoid vast desert regions. Initially, upon arrival, they are commonly found in small flocks, but they quickly disperse and begin the process of pair formation and breeding.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Streptopelia decaocto
(Eurasian Collared Dove) -
Columba punicea
(Pale‑capped Pigeon) -
Treron sphenurus
(Wedge‑tailed Green Pigeon) -
Treron phoenicopterus
(Yellow‑footed Green Pigeon) -
Chalcophaps indica
(Grey-capped Emerald Dove) -
Macropygia unchall
(Barred Cuckoo-Dove) -
Spilopelia suratensis
(Western Spotted Dove) -
Treron phayrei
(Ashy-headed Green-pigeon) -
Spilopelia senegalensis
(Laughing Dove) -
Treron curvirostra
(Thick‑billed Green Pigeon)
Species groups
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Bee-eaters -
Booby -
frigatebird -
phalarope -
tropicbird -
Martins and Swallows -
Crows, Drongos & allies -
Woodpeckers -
Eared Nightjars -
Ibises & Spoonbills -
Trogons -
Coucals -
Pelicans -
Darters -
Gulls -
Warblers and allies -
Flowerpeckers & Sunbirds -
Sparrows, Wagtails, Pipits a& allies -
moonbird -
Hawks & Eagles -
Snipes, Sandpipers, Plovers & allies -
Small Kingfishers -
Cisticola & Prinia -
Plovers & Lapwings -
Rails, Gallinules & Coots -
Tits -
Parrots -
Rosefinches and Buntings -
Bustards -
Grebes -
Pheasants & Partridges -
Old World flycatcher -
Starlings and Mynas -
Hornbills -
Buttonquails -
Rollers -
Bluebirds -
Crested Kingfishers -
Cormorants -
Pigeons and Doves -
Jacanas -
Typical Owl -
Finfoots &booby -
Flamingo -
Herons and Bitterns -
Treecreepers -
Nuthatch -
Barbets -
Treeswifts -
Swifts -
Crab-plovers, Coursers and Pratincoles -
Bulbuls -
Frogmouths -
Larks -
Storks -
Broadbills -
Thick-knees -
Painted-snipes -
Nightjars -
Barn-owls -
Large-billed Kingfishers -
Falcons -
Pittas -
Cranes -
Whistling-ducks -
Ducks, Geese & Swans -
Hoopoe
References:
description written by:Fatema-Tuz-Zohora,Department of Zoology, Jagannath University,Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;Photo credit and copyright:MSH Sourav (TU Dresden, Germany);taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;bird song owner:Bernard BOUSQUET(www.xeno-canto.org/Bernard BOUSQUET), bird sound copyright reserved according to www.xeno-canto.org rules; more information, please contact us.
description written by:Fatema-Tuz-Zohora,Department of Zoology, Jagannath University,Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;Photo credit and copyright:MSH Sourav (TU Dresden, Germany);taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;bird song owner:Bernard BOUSQUET(www.xeno-canto.org/Bernard BOUSQUET), bird sound copyright reserved according to www.xeno-canto.org rules; more information, please contact us.