Bibliography : Turtledove
| Claudius Aelianus; A. F. Scholfield, trans. | On the Nature of Animals |
| Philip S. Allen | Turteltaube |
| Janetta Rebold Benton | Medieval Menagerie: Animals in the Art of the Middle Ages |
| Michael J. Curley | Physiologus |
| Lasse Hodne | The Turtledove: a Symbol of Chastity and Sacrifice |
| Ann Payne | Medieval Beasts |
