Malagasy Turtle Dove
Nesoenas picturatus(Temminck, CJ, 1813)
English (US) Malagasy Turtle Dove
The Malagasy Turtle Dove (Nesoenas picturatus) 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
- Nesoenas picturatus
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Malagasy Turtle Dove
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1813)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Nesoenas picturatus rostratus
- Nesoenas picturatus aldabranus
- Nesoenas picturatus coppingeri
- Nesoenas picturatus comorensis
- Nesoenas picturatus picturatus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Columba Picturata
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1813)
- Type locality
- lie de France, i.e. Mauritius.
- Original description
- Histoire naturelle générale des pigeons et des gallinacés, accompagné de planches anatomiques 1 p.315,480
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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