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tambourine dove (Turtur tympanistria)
| Subject: | tambourine dove (Turtur tympanistria)
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Date: 2012:08:14 10:50:01
Camera: Canon EOS 600D (Canon)
F number: f/8.0
Exposure: 1/500 sec
Focal Length: 400/1
Upload Date: 2017:02:20 16:03:34
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Description
Turtur tympanistria
English: A Tambourine Dove near Hluhluwe, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Date 14 August 2012, 10:50
Source IMG_2924 http://www.flickr.com/photos/36996580@N07/7858385004/
Author Neil Strickland http://www.flickr.com/people/36996580@N07
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Turtur_tympanistria_-near_Hluhluwe,_KwaZulu-Natal,_South_Africa-8.jpg
The tambourine dove (Turtur tympanistria) is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in woodlands and other thick vegetation in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. The tambourine dove is a small plump pigeon, typically 22 cm in length. Tambourine dove is usually solitary, but is sometimes seen in family groups or with lemon doves. Order: Columbiformes, Family: Columbidae, Genus: Turtur, Species: Turtur tympanistria (Temminck, 1809).
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Scientific Name: Turtur tympanistria (Temminck, 1809)
Common Names:
English – Tambourine Dove, White-breasted Wood-dove
French – Tourterelle tambourette
French: Tourtelette tambourette German: Tamburintaube Spanish: Palomita tamborilera
Taxonomy: Columba Tympanistria Temminck, 1809, South Africa. |
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