Adamawa Turtle Dove
Streptopelia hypopyrrha(Reichenow, A, 1910)
English (US) Adamawa Turtle Dove
The Adamawa Turtle Dove (Streptopelia hypopyrrha) 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.
Range: highlands of eastern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, and far southwestern ChadRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Streptopelia hypopyrrha
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Adamawa Turtle Dove
- Described by
- (Reichenow, A, 1910)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Turtur hypopyrrhus
- Described by
- (Reichenow, A, 1910)
- Type locality
- Benue River, Adamawa.
- Original description
- Ornithologische Monatsberichte 18 p.174
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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