Wild turtledoves are generally protected animals and are not allowed to be sold. Wild turtledove is a third-class protected animal, that is, a terrestrial wild animal that is beneficial to national protection or has important economic and scientific research value. Also protected turtledoves are European turtledove, mountain turtledove, gray turtledove, pearl turtledove, brown turtledove and fire turtledove.

The upper body feathers of turtledove are mainly brown, and the head and neck are grayish brown, dyed with wine color; The forehead and the top of the head are gray or blue-gray, and there are Kuroha with blue-gray feather edges on both sides of the base of the back neck, and the shoulder feather edges are reddish brown; The upper back is brown, and the lower back to the waist is blue-gray; The tail end is blue-gray, and the central tail feather is brown; Pink chin and throat; The lower body is reddish brown. Male and female feathers are similar in color.

Living habits

Habitat in mountainous, hilly or plain forest areas, mainly in the forest edge, cultivated land and its vicinity to gather several small groups. In autumn and winter, they move to the plain and often live in groups with turtledoves. Fly like a dove and often glide. The singing is monotonous and low, and the vigilance is very high. Foraging sorghum, wheat seeds, rice and fruits, and sometimes eating insect larvae.

The nest is built in a tree, usually 3 ~ 7 meters above the ground, made of branches, and has a simple structure. The nest is flat, with an outer diameter of about 30×40cm and an inner diameter of about 8.0×8.5cm, and each nest lays 2 eggs. Egg white, egg diameter is 33× 24 mm. Incubation period is about 18 days, and embryo period is about 18 days.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Turtledove