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Oriental Turtle Dove

Streptopelia orientalis

217Records since 2000
FebruaryPeak month
7Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb62
Mar14
Apr8
May56
Jun0
Jul43
Aug2
Sep0
Oct9
Nov4
Dec19

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Oxfordshire England84
2Kent England45
3East Riding of Yorkshire England42
4Orkney Islands Scotland21
5Shetland Islands —20
6Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland3
7Highland Scotland1
172 England45 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 7 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
217
Peak month
February
Counties with records
7
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Streptopelia orientalis
Group
Birds
Most recorded in
Oxfordshire
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Columbiformes
Family
Columbidae
Genus
Streptopelia
Name with authority
Streptopelia orientalis (Latham, 1790)
Described
1790

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q704987 · GBIF 2495681