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Oriental turtle dove

Streptopelia orientalis (Latham, 1790)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh 229 g to 235.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis)
Photo: J. Patrick Fischer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the oriental turtle dove

Weight
229 g – 235.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
20 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
2src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the oriental turtle dove live?

Not recorded

What is the oriental turtle dove?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Oriental turtle dove or rufous turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis) is a member of the bird family Columbidae. The species has a wide native distribution range from Central Asia east across Asia to Japan. The populations show variations in the patterning of plumage and have been designated into at least six named subspecies. Populations in the higher latitudes tend to migrate south in winter, while those closer to the tropics are sedentary. Vagrants have been recorded in North America and Europe. The species is predominantly granivorous and forages on the ground.

From the Wikipedia article “Oriental turtle dove” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oriental_turtle_dove&oldid=1383343392), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the oriental turtle dove endangered?

The oriental turtle dove is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the oriental turtle dove classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderColumbiformes
  5. familyColumbidae
  6. genusStreptopelia
  7. SpeciesStreptopelia orientalis (Latham, 1790)

Synonyms Columba orientalis, Turtur orientalis

Other names and names in other languages (61)
  • Eastern turtle doveEnglish
  • Oriental turtle-doveEnglish
  • Rufous turtle doveEnglish
  • قمري شرقيArabic
  • Голяма гургулицаBulgarian
  • Turzhunell ar reterBreton
  • tórtora rogencaCatalan
  • Кого тыргӓдӹMari
  • hrdlička východníCzech
  • turtur y DwyrainWelsh
  • Østlig TurteldueDanish
  • BergturteltaubeGerman
  • Meena-TurteltaubeGerman
  • MeenataubeGerman
  • Orient-TurteltaubeGerman
  • OrientturteltaubeGerman
  • ΕλατοτρύγονοGreek
  • orienta turtoEsperanto
  • Tórtola orientalSpanish
  • suur-turteltuviEstonian
  • Ekialdeko usapalBasque
  • قمری خاوریPersian
  • idänturturikyyhkyFinnish
  • EystanturtildúgvaFaroese
  • Tourterelle orientaleFrench
  • Fearán oirthearachIrish
  • Calmane yn NiarManx
  • תור מזרחיHebrew
  • azijska grlicaCroatian
  • keleti gerleHungarian
  • BranddúfaIcelandic
  • Tortora orientaleItalian
  • キジバトJapanese
  • 雉鳩Japanese
  • Үлкен түркептерKazakh
  • 멧비둘기Korean
  • didysis purplelisLithuanian
  • austrumu ūbeleLatvian
  • ചെങ്ങാലിപ്രാവ്Malayalam
  • ချိုးပိန်တူးBurmese
  • तामे ढुकुरNepali
  • Oosterse TortelDutch
  • mongolturteldueNorwegian
  • turkawka wschodniaPolish
  • rola-orientalPortuguese
  • Большая горлицаRussian
  • ӨтөнYakut
  • Stuorra turtelduvváNorthern Sami
  • hrdlička stepnáSlovak
  • orientalska grlicaSlovenian
  • Riđa grlicaSerbian
  • оријентална грлицаSerbian
  • större turturduvaSwedish
  • செஞ்செதில் தவிட்டுப்புறாTamil
  • นกเขาพม่าThai
  • Büyük ÜveyikTurkish
  • горлиця великаUkrainian
  • 山斑鸠Chinese
  • 山斑鳩Chinese
  • 金背鳩Chinese
  • 金背鳩〔山斑鳩〕Chinese

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Relatives of the oriental turtle dove

Other species in the same genus Streptopelia.

LC, Least Concern
Red-eyed dove (Streptopelia semitorquata)

Red-eyed dove

Streptopelia semitorquata

Columbidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the oriental turtle dove?

An adult oriental turtle dove weighs 229 g – 235.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the oriental turtle dove endangered?

The oriental turtle dove is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the oriental turtle dove?

The oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/oriental-turtle-dove

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{oriental_turtle_dove_2026,
  title = {Oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/oriental-turtle-dove},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}