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Oriental Turtle Dove - Streptopelia orientalis - Oosterse Tortel
East- and Central-Asia.
The following 5 subspecies are being recognized:
Streptopelia orientalis meena - Southwest-Siberia to Iran and Central-Himalayas. Winters to India and Sri Lanka;
Streptopelia orientalis orientalis - Central-Siberia to Japan, China, East-Himalayas and Taiwan. Winters to South- and East-Asia;
Streptopelia orientalis stimpsoni - Ryukyu Islands (Japan);
Streptopelia orientalis erythrocephala - Central- and South-India;
Streptopelia orientalis agricola - Northeast-India, Myanmar and North-Thailand to Southcentral-China.
Of this species there are no Zoo Photo's available.