Turtur
| Wood doves | |
|---|---|
| Turtur chalcospilos (behind) and Turtur afer (front) by Henrik Grönvold | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Subfamily: | Columbinae |
| Genus: | Turtur Boddaert, 1783 |
| Type species | |
| Columba afra Linnaeus, 1766 | |
| Species | |
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Turtur is a small genus of doves native to Sub-Saharan Africa. Species in this genus are known as wood doves.
The genus Turtur was introduced in 1783 by the Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert to accommodate the blue-spotted wood dove (Turtur afer). The word Turtur is Latin for "turtle dove".