Malagasy Turtle Dove

Nesoenas picturatus - Pigeon de Madagascar

Systematics

Order
:
Columbiformes
Family
:
Columbidés
Genus
:
Nesoenas
Species
:
picturatus

Descriptor

Temminck, 1813

Biometrics

Size
: 28 cm
Wingspan
: 37 à 43 cm.
Weight
: 146 à 188 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Malagasy Turtle Dove (Nesoenas picturatus) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

Nesoenas picturatus picturatus (Madagascar)
Nesoenas picturatus rostratus (Seychelles)
Nesoenas picturatus aldabranus (Amirantes Is.)
Nesoenas picturatus coppingeri (Aldabra and Glorieuse Is.)
Nesoenas picturatus comorensis (Comoro Is.)

Foreign names

Pigeon de Madagascar,
Tórtola malgache,
pomba-malgaxe,
Madagaskartaube,
madagaszkári gerle,
Madagaskartortel,
Tortora del Madagascar,
madagaskarduva,
Umbradue,
hrdlička maľovaná,
hrdlička madagaskarská,
Madagaskardue,
madagaskarinturturikyyhky,
tórtora de Madagascar,
synogarlica brunatna,
Мадагаскарская горлица,
マダガスカルキジバト,
马岛斑鸠,
馬達加斯加斑鳩,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Plantations, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status

Extinct

Threatened

Least
concern

Extinc
in the Wild

Near
threatened

Not
evaluated

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Illustration

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Sources of information

Pigeons and Doves, David Gibbs, Eustace Barnes and John Cox
Vol. 4 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliott-Jordi Sargatal
Avibase, Lepage Denis
BirdLife International, BirdLife International
Wikipédia, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
IOC World Bird List (v14.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2023.

Other sources of interest