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Alternative name: Madagascar Turtle Dove
- Nesoenas picturatus
Streptopelia picturata
Identification
Distribution
Madagascar and the Seychelles.
Taxonomy
This is a polytypic species[1] consisting of 5 subspecies.
Subspecies
- N. p. comorensis:
- N. p. coppingeri:
- Aldabra, Cosmoledo Atoll and Îles Glorieuses
- N. p. picturatus:
- N. p. aldabranus:
- Amirante Islands
- N. p. rostratus:
Habitat
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2023) Malagasy Turtle Dove. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 30 November 2023 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Malagasy_Turtle_Dove
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.