red turtle dove

noun

A small bird, Streptopelia tranquebarica, a resident breeding bird in the tropics in the Indian subcontinent, with a range extending to Taiwan and the Philippines.

Similar
red collared dove

Meanings

nounred turtle dove (plural red turtle doves)

plural red turtle doves

  1. A small bird, Streptopelia tranquebarica, a resident breeding bird in the tropics in the Indian subcontinent, with a range extending to Taiwan and the Philippines.

    Synonyms: red collared dove

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small bird, Streptopelia tranquebarica, a resident breeding bird in the tropics in the Indian subcontinent, with a range extending to Taiwan and the Philippines.

Similar
red collared dove

Translations

French tourterelle à tête grise
  • tourterelle à tête grisebird
German Weinrote Turteltaube
  • Weinrote Turteltaubebird
Swedish röd turkduva
  • röd turkduvabird
Welsh turtur dorchgoch
  • turtur dorchgochbird
Cite this entry
APA

red turtle dove. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20turtle%20dove

MLA

“red turtle dove.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20turtle%20dove. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “red turtle dove,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20turtle%20dove.

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