The Madeira Post, Portugal, has collaborated with WWF Organisation to issue the stamp series depict The European Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) on August 30, 2002. The official first day cover also issued as the local WWF cover which depicts this bird and a specific postmark which drawn the two european turtle dove.
The European Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur), also known as Turtle Dove, is a member of the bird family Columbidae, which includes the doves and pigeons.the European Turtle Dove may be recognised by its browner colour, and the black-and-white-striped patch on the side of its neck. The tail is notable as the bird flies from the observer; it is wedge shaped, with a dark centre and white borders and tips. Smaller and slighter in build than many other doves, it measures 24–29 cm in length, 47–55 cm in wingspan and weighs 85–170 g .
