Streptopelia turtur (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Turtle Dove, European Turtle Dove)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesStreptopelia turtur (Turtle Dove, European Turtle Dove)
GenusStreptopelia (doves)
FamilyCOLUMBIDAE (pigeons and doves)
OrderCOLUMBIFORMES (pigeons and doves)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Carver, C. 2003 Turtle Doves Vol 15, No 2 Page: 123
Revels, R. 2007 Number of Turtle Doves continue to decline Vol 18, No 6 Page: 429
Revels, R. 2005 The Turtle Dove is one of the BAP species… Vol 16, No 4 Page: 254
Sterry, P. 2006 Turtle Dove in Mediterranean habitat Vol 17 (6) Page: 430

Streptopelia turtur (Turtle Dove, European Turtle Dove) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Streptopelia turtur (Turtle Dove, European Turtle Dove)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Streptopelia turtur (Turtle Dove, European Turtle Dove)
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