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Dusky Turtle Dove
Streptopelia lugens (Rüppell, 1837)
28–30 cmLength155 gWeight
Most records: Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania
Where and when it's recorded
Dusky Turtle Dove has been recorded at 118 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 12 countries and regions.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Nairobi NPKenya894 records
- Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Ngorongoro CraterTanzania491 records
- Addis Ababa – Ghion HotelEthiopia293 records
More places
- Mgahinga Gorilla NPUganda173 records
- Bale Mts – Dinsho Park HQEthiopia167 records
- Sululta PlainEthiopia131 records
- Debre Libanos – Lodge and Portuguese BridgeEthiopia122 records
- Angama LodgeKenya111 records
- Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Ngorongoro Serena Safari LodgeTanzania109 records
- Lewa Wildlife ConservancyKenya79 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
Questions
How big is the Dusky Turtle Dove?
The Dusky Turtle Dove is about 28–30 cm long and weighs around 155 g.
Where does the Dusky Turtle Dove live?
Its breeding range: Africa, Palearctic: South Sudan and Ethiopia to Malawi; Saudi Arabia and Yemen. It is most often recorded in Kenya, Ethiopia and Tanzania.
Is the Dusky Turtle Dove endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Dusky Turtle Dove as Least Concern.
What does the Dusky Turtle Dove eat?
Main food: Omnivore.
What family is the Dusky Turtle Dove in?
It belongs to the family Pigeons, Doves (Columbidae), order Columbiformes.
At a glance
- Length
- 28–30 cm
- Weight
- 155 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Lifestyle
- Active on the ground
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 173 mm
- Tail
- 115 mm
- Bill
- 21 mm
- Tarsus
- 22 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Africa, Palearctic: South Sudan and Ethiopia to Malawi; Saudi Arabia and Yemen
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Pigeons, Doves Columbidae
- Genus
- Streptopelia
Other birds in the genus Streptopelia
European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
Adamawa Turtle DoveStreptopelia hypopyrrha
Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
Sunda Collared DoveStreptopelia bitorquata
Philippine Collared DoveStreptopelia dusumieri
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Burmese Collared DoveStreptopelia xanthocycla
African Collared DoveStreptopelia roseogrisea
White-winged Collared DoveStreptopelia reichenowi
Mourning Collared DoveStreptopelia decipiens
Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
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