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Blue-headed Wood Dove
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Blue-headed Wood Dove

also known as Blue-headed Wood-Dove
Turtur brehmeri
BirdNET IDBN13375
Taxon groupAves
iNat observations99
Image sourceiNaturalist
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Description wikipedia

The blue-headed wood dove (Turtur brehmeri), also known as the blue-headed dove, is a medium-sized (up to 25 cm (9.8 in) long), rufous brown wood-dove with bluish-grey head, iridescent green patches on wings, reddish bill, dark brown iris, and dark red feet. Both sexes are similar. The young is duller in colour than adult. The blue-headed wood dove is widespread across the African tropical rainforest. The blue-headed wood dove nests in trees. The nest is made from twigs, leaves, and other vegetation. Its diet consists mainly of seeds, fallen fruits, insects, and small animals taken from feeding grounds. The female usually lays one to two eggs. Widespread and locally common throughout its large range, the blue-headed wood dove is evaluated as of least concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Translated Descriptions (8)

da wikipedia
Kaneldue (latin: Turtur brehmeri) er en dueart, der lever i Afrika (fra Guinea til Uganda).
de wikipedia
Die Maidtaube (Turtur brehmeri), auch Blaukopftaube oder Blaukopf-Waldtaube genannt, ist eine Art der Taubenvögel. Innerhalb der Gattung der Afrikanischen Buschtauben ist sie die größte Art. Sie kommt ausschließlich im tropischen Afrika vor.
es wikipedia
La paloma de cabeza azul o palomita cabeciazul​ (Turtur brehmeri) es una especie de ave columbiforme de la familia Columbidae que habita las selvas del Golfo de Guinea desde Sierra Leona hasta Angola.
fi wikipedia
Kameruninuikuttajakyyhky (Turtur brehmeri) on länsiafrikkalainen kyyhkylintu, joka kuuluu uikuttajakyyhkyjen sukuun. Lajin esiintymisalue ulottuu Guineasta Kameruniin, Kongon tasavaltaan, Kongon demokraattiseen tasavaltaan ja Angolan luoteiskolkkaan. Siitä tunnetaan kaksi alalajia. Lajin holotyypin kuvaili Gustav Hartlaub Gabonista vuonna 1865.
fr wikipedia
La Tourtelette demoiselle ou Tourterelle à tête bleue (Turtur brehmeri) est une espèce d'oiseaux appartenant à la famille des Columbidae. Elle est parfois appelée Colombe à tête bleue.
it wikipedia
La tortora boschereccia testazzurra, tortora a testa azzurra o tortora testablu (Turtur brehmeri Hartlaub, 1865) è un uccello della famiglia dei Columbidi diffuso nelle regioni occidentali e centrali dell'Africa sub-sahariana.
nl wikipedia
De Brehmers duif (Turtur brehmeri) is een vogel uit de familie Columbidae. Deze vogel is genoemd naar zijn Duitse ontdekker Brehmer die handelaar was in Gabon.
sv wikipedia
Blåhuvad fläckduva (Turtur brehmeri) är en fågel i familjen duvor inom ordningen duvfåglar.

Common Names (39 locales)

af Bloukopduifie
ar يمام الخشب ذو الرأس الأزرق
arz الحمامة الخشبيه ذات الراس الازرق
bg Синьоглава гургулица
ca tortoreta capblava
cs hrdlička modrohlavá
cy Turtur benlas
da Kaneldue
de Blaukopftaube
en Blue-headed Wood Dove
eo Blukapa arbarkolombo
es Palomita Cabeciazul
es_EC Palomita Cabeciazul
es_ES Palomita cabeciazul
es_MX Palomita Cabeciazul
et sinipea-tuvi
fa قمری جنگلی سرآبی
fi kameruninuikuttajakyyhky
fr Tourtelette demoiselle
hr plavoglava grlica
hu kékfejű erdeigerle
hy Կապույտ գլխով անտառային աղավնի
ja ズアオバト
lt Mėlynagalvis miškinis purplelis
mrj Симсӹ вуян шӹргӹ тыргӓдӹ
nl Blauwkopduif
no blåhodedue
pl turkaweczka modrogłowa
pnb نیلسری لکڑ کگی
pt blue-headed wood-dove
pt_PT Blue-headed wood-dove
ru Сизоголовая лесная горлица
sk bronzovka modrohlavá
sr Plavoglavi šumski golubić
sv blåhuvad fläckduva
tr Çivit Kafalı Kumru
uk Горлиця синьоголова
zh Blue-headed Wood Dove
zh-CN 蓝头森鸠

External Identifiers

iNaturalist#3329
eBirdbhwdov1
Macaulay Librarybhwdov1
Xeno-CantoTurtur brehmeri
observation.org#72469
GBIF5231787
NCBI215731
AvibaseTurtur-brehmeri
BirdLife22690639