The Oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis Latham, 1790) (Aves: Columbidae), a new species for the avifauna of Serbia

The Oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis Latham, 1790) (Aves: Columbidae), a new species for the avifauna of Serbia

On 13 January 2019, an individual Oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis Latham, 1790) was recorded. The species is shortly observed during tree-perching in an intensive agricultural landscape near Temerin Town, Vojvodina Province, Northern Serbia. The observed dove was a putative juvenile bi...

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Published in:Historia naturalis bulgarica Vol. 45; no. 1; pp. 11 - 15
Main Authors: Geza Farkaš, Arpad Šarok, Draženko Z. Rajković
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences 2023
Subjects:
columbiformes
first record
northern serbia
vagrancy
vojvodina province
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Summary:On 13 January 2019, an individual Oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis Latham, 1790) was recorded. The species is shortly observed during tree-perching in an intensive agricultural landscape near Temerin Town, Vojvodina Province, Northern Serbia. The observed dove was a putative juvenile bird belonging to the subspecies meena. This finding represents the first observation of the Oriental turtle dove and the sixth native species from the order of Columbiformes recorded in Serbia.
ISSN:2603-3186
DOI:10.48027/hnb.45.013