Turtur
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| Wood Doves | |
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| Emerald-spotted Wood Dove | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Turtur Boddaert, 1783 |
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Turtur is a small genus of Doves native to Sub-Saharan Africa. It includes 5 species:
- Emerald-spotted Wood Dove, Turtur chalcospilos
- Black-billed Wood Dove, Turtur abyssinicus
- Blue-spotted Wood Dove, Turtur afer
- Tambourine Dove, Turtur tympanistria
- Blue-headed Wood Dove, Turtur brehmeri
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