Bird
European Turtle-Dove
Streptopelia turtur · Columbidae · Columbiformes
Best monthsMay–Julmost records
Records670,073in 84 countries
Most seen inFrance247,668 records
Red ListVulnerableIUCN status
About
European Turtle-Dove in brief
The european turtle-dove (Streptopelia turtur) is a bird of the Columbidae family — species of bird.
Across the 84 countries we cover it has 670,073 published records, most of them from France, Spain and the United Kingdom. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in May, June and July and fall to their lowest in January and December.
Its global conservation status is vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
France247,668 records · best May, Jun
Spain109,887 records · best May, Jun
United Kingdom48,570 records · best May, Jun
Israel35,573 records · best Apr, May
Netherlands33,561 records · best May, Jun
Portugal26,772 records · best May, Jun
Belgium22,683 records · best May, Jun
Germany14,277 records · best May, Jun
Sweden12,637 records · best May, Jun
Türkiye12,213 records · best May, Jun
Greece11,566 records · best May, Apr
Bulgaria11,187 records · best May, Jun
Italy10,184 records · best May, Jun
Morocco7,184 records · best Apr, May
Czechia6,104 records · best May, Jun
Hungary6,036 records · best May, Jun
Croatia4,752 records · best May, Jul
Austria4,113 records · best May, Jun
Ukraine4,052 records · best May, Jun
Norway3,107 records · best Oct, Sep
United Arab Emirates3,038 records · best Apr, Sep
Cyprus2,783 records · best Apr, May
Estonia2,508 records · best May, Jun
Slovakia2,408 records · best May, Jun
Denmark2,339 records · best May, Jun
Poland2,307 records · best May, Jun
Georgia2,307 records · best Sep, Aug
Egypt1,955 records · best Apr, May
Serbia1,582 records · best May, Jun
Romania1,578 records · best May, Jun
Mali1,231 records · best Oct, Nov
Palestine1,216 records · best May, Jun
Switzerland1,198 records · best May, Jun
Algeria868 records · best May, Jun
Moldova862 records · best May, Jun
Slovenia752 records · best May, Jun
North Macedonia667 records · best May, Jun
Senegal557 records · best Dec, Jan
Finland522 records · best Oct, May
Luxembourg483 records · best May, Jun
Kuwait459 records · best Apr, Sep
Tunisia440 records · best Apr, May
Gambia429 records · best Feb, Dec
Azerbaijan370 records · best May, Jun
Lithuania351 records · best Jun, May
Iran349 records · best May, Apr
Montenegro340 records · best May, Jun
Saudi Arabia320 records · best Apr, Sep
Malta307 records · best Apr, Sep
Albania301 records · best May, Jun
Mauritania284 records · best Sep, Oct
Ireland248 records · best May, Oct
Belarus242 records · best May, Jun
Kazakhstan228 records · best May, Jun
Oman217 records · best Nov, Apr
Bosnia and Herzegovina215 records · best May, Jun
Libya205 records · best Apr, May
Jordan199 records · best Apr, Jun
Latvia133 records · best May, Jun
Uzbekistan131 records · best May, Jun
Kosovo112 records · best Aug, May
Kyrgyzstan95 records · best Jun, Jul
Lebanon93 records · best May, Apr
Qatar86 records · best Mar, Apr
Armenia85 records · best May, Jun
Chad85 records · best Feb, Mar
Iceland80 records · best Oct, Sep
Iraq72 records · best May, Jul
Sudan51 records · best Mar, Feb
Tajikistan40 records · best May, Jun
Afghanistan38 records · best Jun, Jul
Bahrain25 records · best Apr, May
Cape Verde24 records · best Apr, Sep
Burkina Faso23 records · best Jan, Feb
Niger16 records · best Dec, Feb
Syria16 records · best Apr, May
San Marino15 records · best Jun, Jul
Djibouti15 records · best Sep, Mar
Turkmenistan12 records · best May, Aug
Andorra11 records · best Jan, May
Monaco8 records · best Jun, Jul
Yemen7 records · best Apr, May
Liechtenstein5 records · best May, Apr
Seychelles4 records · best Nov, Feb
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
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