Speckled Pigeon
Columba guineaLinnaeus, C, 1758
English (US) Speckled Pigeon
The Speckled Pigeon (Columba guinea) 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
- Columba guinea
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Speckled Pigeon
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Columba guinea guinea
- Columba guinea phaeonota
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
- Type locality
- Africa = inland parts of Guinea, ex Edwards, pi. 75.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.163
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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