Scaled Dove
Columbina squammata(Lesson, RP, 1831)
English (US) Scaled Dove
The Scaled Dove (Columbina squammata) 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
- Columbina squammata
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Scaled Dove
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1831)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Columbina squammata ridgwayi
- Columbina squammata squammata
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Columba squammata
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1831)
- Type locality
- Bahia, Brazil; based entirely on Columba squamosa Temminck in Knip's Les Pigeons, pl. 59.
- Original description
- Traité d'Ornithologie, ou Tableau Méthodique des ordres, sous-ordres, familles, tribus, genres, sous-genres et races d'oiseaux livr.6 p.474
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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