Ring-necked Dove
Streptopelia capicola(Sundevall, CJ, 1857)
English (US) Ring-necked Dove
The Ring-necked Dove (Streptopelia capicola) 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
- Streptopelia capicola
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Ring-necked Dove
- Described by
- (Sundevall, CJ, 1857)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Streptopelia capicola electa
- Streptopelia capicola somalica
- Streptopelia capicola tropica
- Streptopelia capicola onguati
- Streptopelia capicola damarensis
- Streptopelia capicola capicola
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Columbam vinaceam var. capicolam
- Described by
- (Sundevall, CJ, 1857)
- Type locality
- Cape Colony, type from Rondebosch.
- Original description
- Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar n.f. 2, no.1, art.3 p.54
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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