Lemon Dove
Aplopelia larvata(Temminck, CJ, 1809)
English (US) Lemon Dove
The Lemon Dove (Aplopelia larvata) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons) in the order Columbiformes.
- Scientific name
- Aplopelia larvata
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Lemon Dove
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1809)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Aplopelia larvata inornata
- Aplopelia larvata principalis
- Aplopelia larvata simplex
- Aplopelia larvata bronzina
- Aplopelia larvata larvata
- Aplopelia larvata jacksoni
- Aplopelia larvata samaliyae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Columba Larvata
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1809)
- Type locality
- Antinoquoi Country, i.e. Knysna, Cape Province.
- Original description
- Les Pigeons p.71, pl.31
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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