Eared Dove
Zenaida auriculata(des Murs, MAPO, 1847)
English (US) Eared Dove
The Eared Dove (Zenaida auriculata) 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
- Zenaida auriculata
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Eared Dove
- Described by
- (des Murs, MAPO, 1847)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 11 subspecies for this species.
- Zenaida auriculata caucae
- Zenaida auriculata antioquiae
- Zenaida auriculata pentheria
- Zenaida auriculata vinaceorufa
- Zenaida auriculata stenura
- Zenaida auriculata jessieae
- Zenaida auriculata marajoensis
- Zenaida auriculata noronha
- Zenaida auriculata hypoleuca
- Zenaida auriculata chrysauchenia
- Zenaida auriculata auriculata
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Peristera auriculata
- Described by
- (des Murs, MAPO, 1847)
- Type locality
- Central Provinces of Chile; Santiago, suggested as type locality by Naumburg, a7Uea, p. 2.
- Original description
- Historia fĂsica y polĂtica de Chile 1 p.381 Atlas 2 Orn. pl.[7]
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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