Oriental turtle dove
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phylum | Chordata | This small species is very similar in plumage to its European counterpart, the Turtle Dove. It is a little larger than that species, particularly in the case of orientalis, about the same size as a Collared Dove. It shares the black and white striped patch on the side of its neck, but the breast is less pink, and the orange-brown wing feathers of Turtle Dove are replaced with a browner hue, and darker centres.
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clade | Diapsida | |
Class | Aves | |
order | Columbiformes | |
family | Columbidae | |
genus | Streptopelia | |
species | S. orientalis |