Streptopelia turtur
VUVulnerable

Streptopelia turtur

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Decreasing

Population trend

1

Countries

Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC) via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_turtle_dove

01Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

AVES

Order

COLUMBIFORMES

Family

COLUMBIDAE

Genus

Streptopelia

Streptopelia turtur belongs to the family COLUMBIDAE, order COLUMBIFORMES, within the AVES class.

03Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Artificial - TerrestrialMajorDesertMajorForestMajorGrasslandMajorShrublandMajor
04Threats

Threats

Annual & perennial non-timber crops

Ongoing

Droughts

Ongoing

Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals

Ongoing

Problematic native species/diseases

Ongoing
05Conservation

Conservation Actions

Site/area protection
Species management
Species recovery
Awareness & communications
Legislation
06Range

Found in 1 Country

07National Status

National vs Global Threat Status

How this species is assessed at the national level compared to its IUCN global status (VU).

CountryNational StatusGlobal StatusComparison
EUVUVulnerableVUVulnerableSame
EUVUVulnerableVUVulnerableSame

National Red List data sourced from the National Red List Project (nationalredlist.org, ZSL) and country-specific Red List authorities.

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07Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

National Red Lists: ZSL (2025). National Red List. Zoological Society of London. Available at: https://www.nationalredlist.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2026). Streptopelia turtur (Streptopelia turtur). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/turtle-dove-european-turtle-dove

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