Spotted Dove
Spilopelia chinensis(Scopoli, GA, 1786)
English (US) Spotted Dove
The Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis) 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
- Spilopelia chinensis
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Spotted Dove
- Described by
- (Scopoli, GA, 1786)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Spilopelia chinensis suratensis
- Spilopelia chinensis ceylonensis
- Spilopelia chinensis tigrina
- Spilopelia chinensis chinensis
- Spilopelia chinensis hainana
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Columba chinensis
- Described by
- (Scopoli, GA, 1786)
- Type locality
- China, restricted to Canton, by Stresemann, injra, p. 67.
- Original description
- Deliciae Florae et Faunae Insubricae 2 p.94
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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