Taxonomic classification <> Pictures
The red turtle dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica) belongs to the family Columbidae under the order Columbiformes.
Plumage-color dimorphism in red turtle dove
The species under the genus Streptopelia are mainly slim, small to medium-sized birds. The upperparts tend to be pale brown/pink and the underparts are usually shades of pink. Both the sexes look alike in most of the Streptopelia spp.In the species Streptopelia tranquebarica, there is sexual dimorphism in plumage. The male S. tranquebarica has vinous-reddish mantle, breast and belly. The female S. tranquebarica has wood brown upperparts and grayish brown breast and belly.
The head, forehead, crown and nape are pale bluish gray in males. In females the head is pale pinkish brown and the forehead is pale gray. The back and rump are dark bluish gray in males whereas the back and rump are gray in females.
| Taxonomic classification | |
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| Binomial name: | Streptopelia tranquebarica |
| Species: | S. tranquebarica |
| Genus: | Streptopelia |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| 1.Red turtle dove - Streptopelia tranquebarica Picture by 孫鋒 林 |
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| 2.Red turtle dove - Streptopelia tranquebarica Picture by Davidvraju |
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| 3.Red turtle dove - Streptopelia tranquebarica Picture by Lip Kee |
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| 4.Red turtle dove - Streptopelia tranquebarica Picture by Michael MK Khor |
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| 5.Red turtle dove - Streptopelia tranquebarica Picture by 孫鋒 林 |
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| 6.Red turtle dove - Streptopelia tranquebarica Picture by Gulumeemee |
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| 7.Red turtle dove - Streptopelia tranquebarica Picture by Alnus |
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| 8.Streptopelia tranquebarica Picture by Alnus |
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| 9.Streptopelia tranquebarica by Tom Tarrant |
1.Picture source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/outdoor_birding/16763565140/ (cropped)
Author: 孫鋒 林 | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 6/4/17
2.Picture source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: Davidvraju | License: CC BY-SA 4.0
3.Picture source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Streptopelia_tranquebarica.jpg (cropped)
Author: Lip Kee | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 6/4/17
4.Picture source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Streptopelia_tranquebarica_-Singapore-8.jpg (cropped)
Author: Michael MK Khor | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 6/4/17
5.Picture source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/outdoor_birding/16949721202/ (cropped)
Author: 孫鋒 林 | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 6/4/17
6.Picture source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Red_turtle_dove.JPG (cropped)
Author: Gulumeemee | License: CC BY-SA 4.0
7.Picture source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Red_Turtle_Dove_1737_(cropped).jpg (cropped)
Author: Alnus | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
8.Picture source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Streptopelia_tranquebarica_P2249504.jpg (cropped)
Author: Alnus | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
9.Picture source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/aviceda/8687687682 (cropped)
Picture author: Tom Tarrant | License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 as on 6/4/17
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