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".
Species The genus contains five species: Image Scientific name Common name Distribution Turtur chalcospilos Emerald-spotted wood dove eastern and southern Africa Turtur abyssinicusBlack-billed wood dove Africa just south of the Sahara Desert Turtur afer Blue-spotted wood dove Africa south of the Sahel Turtur tympanistria Tambourine dove from Senegal east to Ethiopia and Kenya and southwards through eastern Africa to south-eastern South Africa Turtur brehmeriBlue-headed wood dove African tropical rainforest
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