tambourine dove (Turtur tympanistria) 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).
