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Subspecies picturata
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Ampijoroa, Madagascar

Alternative name: Madagascar Turtle Dove

Nesoenas picturatus

Streptopelia picturata

Distribution

Madagascar and the Seychelles.

Taxonomy

This is a polytypic species^[1] consisting of 5 subspecies.

Subspecies

• N. p. comorensis:

• Comoro Islands

• N. p. coppingeri:

• Aldabra, Cosmoledo Atoll and Îles Glorieuses

• N. p. picturatus:

• Madagascar

• N. p. aldabranus:

• Amirante Islands

• N. p. rostratus:

• Seychelles Islands

References

1. 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/
2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.

• List of references

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• 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

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