Thursday, August 29, 2013

Oriental Turtle Dove ( Streptopelia orientalis)



Oriental Turtle Dove ( Streptopelia orientalis)
Photo from Kritipur, Kathmandu

Fact sheet



Oriental Turtle Dove
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Systematic position
Kingdom:  Animalia
Phylum:  Chordata
Subphylum:  Vetebrata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Streptopelia
Species: S.orientalis
Binomial name: Streptopelia orientalis (Latham, 1790)
Nepali name: Tama Dhukur

Elevation: 365-4570 meter
Entire length: 33 cm
Wing’s length: 20-25 cm
Weight           : 200-500gm
Reproduction : Two egg in twig nest in a tree

FOOD:
Grains, seeds, insects etc.

CALL:
four-syllable her-her-oo-oo.

BREEDING:
 February 2011. Nest made in the twigs of the tree.

DISTRIBUTION:
Widely distributed throughout 365-4570 meter in Nepal.  In summer upto 1370 meter down and upto 2000 m up and widly distributed.

RANGE:
Nepal, India, Maldives, Southern Japan and Pakistan



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