Turtur

Template:Short description Template:Italic title Template:Automatic taxobox Turtur is a small genus of doves native to Sub-Saharan Africa.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Species in this genus are known as wood doves.

The genus Turtur was introduced in 1783 by the Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert to accommodate the blue-spotted wood dove (Turtur afer).<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The word Turtur is Latin for "turtle dove".<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Species

The genus contains five species:<ref name=ioc>Template:Cite web</ref>

Image	Scientific name	Common name	Distribution
	Turtur chalcospilos	Emerald-spotted wood dove	eastern and southern Africa.
	Turtur abyssinicus	Black-billed wood dove	Africa just south of the Sahara Desert.
	Turtur afer	Blue-spotted wood dove	Africa south of the Sahel
	Turtur tympanistria	Tambourine dove	from Senegal east to Ethiopia and Kenya and southwards through eastern Africa to south-eastern South Africa
	Turtur brehmeri	Blue-headed wood dove	African tropical rainforest.

References

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