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.
oriental turtle dove
Bird Club Contributor:
Sonam Stanzin, Tangyar
