Categories: Bird stubs | Turtur | Genera of birds Binomial name Turtur abyssinicus Sharpe, 1902 The Black-billed Wood Dove (Turtur abyssinicus) is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in a belt across Africa just south of the Sahara Desert. ... Binomial name Turtur tympanistria (Temminck, 1809) The Tambourine Dove (Turtur tympanistria) is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in woodlands and other thick vegetation in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. ... Binomial name Turtur brehmeri (Hartlaub, 1865) The Blue-headed Wood-dove, Turtur brehmeri also known as Blue-headed Dove is a medium-sized, up to 25cm long, rufous brown wood-dove with bluish-grey head, an iridescent green patches on wings, reddish bill, dark brown iris and dark red feet. ...