Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
Wider Countryside Report
Regional Trends:
Scotland
Wales
England  
English Regions
Distribution:
Atlas Maps
(Local Atlases )
BBS Maps
British Population Size:
Summer:
284 thousand territories
in 2000
 
First Record:
Norfolk, 1955
First Breeding Record:
Norfolk 1955
Conservation Status:
GREEN
Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
GREEN
1996-2001
GREEN
Races of Concern:
decaocto GREEN
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Most frequent in:
Towns
Also common in:
Villages
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
European Population Size:
Summer:
4.2 to 10 million pairs
(Trend in Numbers )
Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
Distribution in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WBD(II*), Bern(III)
Survey Results:
BirdTrack
Garden BirdWatch
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
31 x 24 mm
Egg Weight:
9.2 g (of which 6 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
175
Clutch Size:
2 eggs
1.93 ± 0.31 (1 - 3) N = 1397
Incubation:
16- 17 days
16.41 ± 1.25 (14 - 18.5) N = 1395
by the:
Male + Female
Fledging:
17 - 19days
18.11 ± 2.24 (14 - 21.5) N = 2114
as:
Altricial, downy
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
Number of Broods:
3-6
Trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed:
855
(Annual Totals )
Adult Survival:
0.642
± 0.022
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
Typical Lifespan:
3
years
Maximum Recorded Age:
16 years 10 months 17 days (set in 1988)
Summary of Ringing Recoveries
Biometrics
Ring Size:
E
Wing Length
Adult:
180.9 ± 5.6
Range
173 - 190 mm, N =2619
Juvenile:
176.5 ± 5.7
168 - 185 mm, N =708
Male:
183.3 ± 4.5
176 - 191 mm, N =864
Female:
177.8 ± 4.9
170 - 186 mm, N =411
Weight
Adult:
204.8 ± 19.97
Range
172.0 - 236.0 g , N =1557
Juvenile:
174.2 ± 25.43
134.0 - 217.0 g , N =464
Male:
208.1 ± 19.94
178.0 - 240.0 g , N =582
Female:
201.5 ± 20.14
168.7 - 232.0 g , N =262
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Eurasian Collared Dove
Gaelic:
Calman-coilearach
Welsh:
Turtur Dorchog
Danish:
Tyrkerdue
Dutch:
Turkse tortel
Finnish:
Turkinkyyhky
French:
Tourterelle turque
German:
Türkentaube
Hungarian:
Balkáni gerle
Icelandic:
Tyrkjadúfa
Irish:
Fearán Baicdhubh
Italian:
Tortora dal collare
Norwegian:
Tyrkerdue
Polish:
Sierpówka
Portuguese:
Rola-turca
Spanish:
Tórtola turca
Swedish:
Turkduva
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Goodwin, D. 1983 Pigeons and doves of the world (3rd ed) Cornell University Press, Ithaca
[598.623 GOO]
See Also:
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Wikipedia entry
BirdLife species page
Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead