Turtur is a small genus of doves native to Sub-Saharan Africa.

[2] Species in this genus are known as wood doves.

The genus Turtur was introduced in 1783 by the Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert to accommodate the blue-spotted wood dove (Turtur afer).

[3][4] The word Turtur is Latin for "turtle dove".

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