SFGate

A bird considered a 'mega-rarity' was spotted in the Bay Area. Where did it come from?

Bay Area birders are aflutter over the recent sighting of a rare species of turtle dove only spotted on two previous occasions in the state of California, according to reports in the Mercury News and ...
Palo Alto Weekly

Rare sighting of Oriental turtle-dove wows birders

An Oriental turtle-dove is photographed through a scope perched in a tree at the corner of Colorado Avenue and Higgins Place around 11 a.m. on Feb. 7, 2022. Photo by Magali Gauthier. A bird sighted ...
The Conversation

Turtle doves are disappearing from the UK – but there’s still hope for saving them

Rebecca Young receives funding from Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). The 12 Days of Christmas is a song that promises a great deal, ...
Country Life

Two turtle doves: Why the endearing bird is an animal for all seasons, not just Christmas

The cultural stories attached to the turtle dove are so complicated, so varied, that you could well imagine them framing one of those riddles you find inside a Christmas cracker. ‘Which bird, named ...
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Endangered bird makes incredible comeback after population had plummeted by 98%: 'The future now looks a lot brighter'

U.K. turtle dove populations are on the rise thanks to a recent hunting ban, according to the Guardian. Over the past 30 years, the turtle dove population in the U.K. had plummeted by 98%. A Western ...