WoRMS taxon details
Turtur
AphiaID: 204018
AphiaID: 204018
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Tetrapoda (Superclass) > Aves (Class) > Columbiformes (Order) > Columbidae (Family) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||
| Record status | Added by Database Management Team | |||||||
| Rank | Genus | |||||||
| Parent | Columbidae | |||||||
| Source |
basis of record: Urban, E.K., C.H. Fry & S. Keith (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. Academic Press, London. [details] | |||||||
| Direct child taxa [show all] | Species Turtur afer (Linnaeus, 1766) | |||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||
| Note |
Description: Size: small. Plumage: brown or pale grey; wings and tail short; wings with rufous; iridescent spots present in several species; black and white bars on rump. Other characteristics: highly terrestrial, feeding, nesting and perching on or near ground; relatively weak fliers. [details] | |||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:204018 | |||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Turtur. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204018 on 2013-05-22 | ||||||||
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