Goebel - Birds | Decorative statue / figure Bird of the Year 2020 - Turtledove | Porcelain - 17cm

Turtledove (Streptopelia turtur)
Large, height: 14 cm
The turtledove is considered a messenger of happiness or love, but the real life circumstances are less romantic. After losing nearly 90% of the German population since 1980, the species is now under threat. Entire areas are now free of turtle doves. Originally found in alluvial forests and forest edges and around clearings? en, the turtledove's preferred habitats today are in the cultivated landscape used by humans with bushes and hedges or in sparse scrubland forests, as well as sometimes in villages or settlements or on former military training grounds or in gravel and coal mining areas. The turtle dove prefers to stay where she has plenty of pesticide-free wild herb seeds and water to drink? finds. At best, a mosaic of different land uses and crops will provide them with an abundant food base throughout the breeding season. The turtledove is the only one of our native pigeons that lives as a migratory bird, exposing it to new hazards such as climate change, habitat loss in the Sahel and legal and illegal hunting in the Mediterranean. Visually, the turtle dove is unmistakable among the domestic pigeons. am I? most popular is her colorful Ge? eder, which seems almost exotic. Her distinctly layered, dark tail with a white tip is unmistakable. The top of the head and the outer tops? wing covers appear blue-grey. On the other hand, are the back and the inside uppers? wing coverts rusty brown colored with black centers of feathers. A black and white striped spot adorns the sides of the turtledove's neck. Throat and chest are subtly reddish in color. A distinctly reddish eyelid ring surrounds the orange-red eye.

Product details
• Made of high quality biscuit porcelain
• Designed with great attention to detail
• Crafted with master craftsmanship
• An ideal gift
• Elegant, timeless design

L/W/H in cm: 17.50 / 12.00 / 14.00
Material: biscuit porcelain