European Turtle Dove
The European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur) is a member of the bird family Columbidae, the doves and pigeons. The turtle dove is a migratory species with a range covering most of Europe and the Middle East and including Turkey and north Africa, although it is rare in northern Scandinavia and Russia. It winters in southern Africa. Despite the identical spelling, the “turtle” of the name, derived from Latin turtur, has no connection with the reptile. "Turtle" in this case came originally from Latin tortur, onomatopoeic for the song which is a rather deep, vibrating “turrr, turrr”.