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Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Turtur
Scientific: Turtur afer
Citation: (Linnaeus, 1766)
Reference: Syst.Nat.ed.12 p.284
Protonym: Columba afra
Avibase ID: 23D5FC36BA0C0636
Short link: https://avibase.ca/23D5FC36
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 563621
Geographic range:
Turtur afer : Africa south of the Sahara, Zanzibar and Pemba I.
Source: Clements checklist
English: Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Czech: hrdlička modroskvrnná
German: Stahlflecktaube
Danish: Stålpletdue
Spanish: Palomita Aliazul
Finnish: sinitäpläkyyhky
French: Tourtelette améthystine
Italian: Tortora boschereccia macchieblu
Japanese: aofubato
Japanese: アオフバト
Dutch: Staalvlekduif
Norwegian: Blåflekkalvedue
Polish: turkaweczka modroplamkowa
Portuguese: Rola-de-manchas-azuis
Russian: Стальнопятнистая лесная горлица
Slovak: bronzovka malá
Swedish: blåfläcksduva
Chinese: 蓝斑森鸠
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Birdlife checklist version 00: Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer )
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Birdlife checklist version 01: Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer )
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Birdlife checklist version 02: Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer )
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Birdlife checklist version 03: Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer )
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Birdlife checklist version 04: Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer )
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer )
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer )
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer )
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer )
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer )
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer )
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer )
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer )
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer )
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer )
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Tourtelette améthystine ( Turtur afer )
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Tourtelette améthystine ( Turtur afer )
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Clements 1st edition: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Clements 3rd edition: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Clements 4th edition: Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Clements 5th edition (as published): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Clements 6th edition: Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Clements, version 2015: Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Clements, version 2016: Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Clements, version 2017: Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Clements, version 2018: Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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eBird version 1.50: Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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eBird version 1.52: Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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eBird version 1.53: Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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eBird version 1.54: Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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eBird version 1.55: Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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eBird version 2015: Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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eBird version 2016: Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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eBird version 2017: Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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eBird version 2018: Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer )
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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James Lee Peters: Turtur afer
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James Lee Peters (original): Turtur afer
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James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Turtur afer
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Sibley and Monroe (1993): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer )
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Turtur afer
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Turtur afer
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Taxonomic status:
Species status:
full species
Other synonyms
Afrikaans: BlouvlekduifieCatalan: Tortoreta alablavaCzech: Hrdlicka modroskvrnná, hrdlička modroskvrnnáDanish: StålpletdueGerman: StahlflecktaubeEnglish: Abyssinian Blue-spotted Wood-Dove, Blue Spotted Wood Dove, Bluespotted Dove, Blue-spotted Dove, Blue-spotted Wood Dove, Blue-spotted Wood-Dove, Metal-spotted Wood-Dove, Red-billed Wood Dove, Red-billed Wood-Dove, Sapphire-spotted Wood-Dove, Senegal Blue-spotted Wood-DoveEnglish (IOC): Blue-spotted Wood DoveEnglish (Kenya): Blue-spotted Wood DoveSpanish: Paloma de Alas Azules, Palomita AliazulSpanish (Spain): Palomita AliazulSpanish (HBW): Blue-spotted Wood-DoveEstonian: sinitähn-halatuviFinnish: SinitäpläkyyhkyFrench: Colombe africaine, Emeraudine à bec rouge, Émerauldine à bec rouge, Petite tourterelle africaine, Tourtelette améthystine, Tourterelle améthystineHungarian: acélfoltos erdeigerleItalian: Tortora boschereccia macchieblu, Tortora macchiata di bluJapanese: aofubatoJapanese: アオフバトLatin: Columba afra, Turtur afer, Turtur afer afer, Turtur afer kilimensis, Turtur afer mearnsiLithuanian: Melsvataškis miškinis purplelis, Melsvatškis purplelisDutch: Staalvlekduif, ZwartsnavelduifNorwegian Nynorsk: BlåflekkalvedueNorwegian: BlåflekkalveduePolish: turkaweczka modroplamkowaPortuguese: Rola-de-manchas-azuisPortuguese (Portugal): Rola-de-manchas-azuisRussian: Стальнопятнистая лесная горлицаSlovak: bronzovka maláSerbian: Šumski golubić sa plavim pegamaSwedish: Blåfläckduva, blåfläcksduvaSwahili: Pugi-wandaUkrainian: Горлиця рожевочереваChinese: 蓝斑森鸠Chinese (Traditional): 藍斑森鳩