The Turtle Dove is a dainty dove, much smaller and darker than the Collared Dove – slightly larger than a Blackbird. Its upperparts are distinctively mottled with chestnut and black, and its black ...

The European Turtle-dove is a medium-sized dove with a distinctive appearance. Its back and wings are mottled brown with black edges, creating a scaly pattern. The breast is pale pinkish-grey, and the ...

But a new study shows that the turtle dove is verging on extinction in the UK following a 98 per cent decline in numbers over the past three decades. Numbers here are now at historical lows ...

A reddish brown iris borders narrow grayish-white orbital skin. The blackish bill has gray at the base ... The ringed turtle-dove is smaller, shorter-tailed, and noticeably paler; it has far ...