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Common name:

Oriental Turtle Dove

Ladakhi name:

Unknown

Scientific name:

Streptopelia orientalis

Order:

Columbiformes

Family:

Columbidae

fun facts:

The Oriental Turtle Dove is a migrant to Ladakh.

From its original range in Sri Lanka and India – it is now moving globally including introduced to New World in 1970

The sexes look the same.

Bird Club Contributor:

Sonam Stanzin, Tangyar