Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur has a long lasting cultural significance for humans in Europe and Asia. It found a place in local lyrics and in religious songs. However, at the same time, it has long been hunted as food through almost all of its range. Turtle dove breeds through Europe and West Asia, yet almost its entire population migrates south to mid-Africa for winter. Its widely distributed breeding population migrates to a relatively narrow wintering range mostly converging on the Mediterranean.