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Western Bronze-naped Pigeon

Columba iriditorques Cassin, J 1857

The western bronze-naped pigeon is a species of bird in the family Columbidae, part of the subgenus Turturoena. A medium sized bird, it has a pale, broad terminal tail band which is noticeable on landing. It is found in most countries of Africa. The IUCN Red List classifies it as a species of least concern. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Columbiformes
Family:
  Columbidae
Genus:
   Columba
Scientific:
  Columba iriditorques

Original description

Citation:
  Cassin, J 1857

Reference:
   Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 8 p.254

Protonym:
  Columra [sic] iriditorques

Type locality:
  St. Paul's River, Liberia.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1935309

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  3FC9BA60C6657F27

Avibase ID:
  avibase-3FC9BA60

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/3FC9BA60

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555619

Geographic range:

  • Columba iriditorques: Sierra Leone to northwestern Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, southwestern Uganda, and Rwanda
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Western Bronze-naped Pigeon
Catalan:
Colom de clatell bronzat
Czech:
holub bronzovokrký
Danish:
Bronzebåndet Due
German:
Glanzkopftaube
Spanish:
Paloma Nuquibronceada
Spanish (Spain):
Paloma Nuquibronceada
Finnish:
pronssiniskakyyhky
French:
Pigeon à nuque bronzée
Croatian:
srednjoafrički golub
Hungarian:
nyugati szivárványos galamb
Italian:
Piccione nucabronzo occidentale
Japanese (romaji):
nijeribato
Japanese:
ニジェリバト
Lithuanian:
Vakarinis bronzasprandis karvelis
Dutch:
Bronsnekduif
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Bronsenakkedue
Norwegian:
Bronsenakkedue
Polish:
gołąb lśniący
Portuguese:
Pombo-de-pescoço-de-bronze
Portuguese (Portugal):
pombo-de-nuca-bronzeada
Russian:
Радужный голубь
Slovak:
holub stromový
Serbian:
Mali bronzani golub
Swedish:
västlig bronsduva
Ukrainian:
Голуб райдужний
Chinese:
铜颈鸽
Chinese (Traditional):
西方銅頸鴿

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Western Bronze-naped Pigeon ( Columba iriditorques) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Western Bronze-naped Pigeon ( Columba iriditorques) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Pigeon à nuque bronzée ( Columba iriditorques) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Pigeon à nuque bronzée ( Columba iriditorques) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Bronze-naped Pigeon ( Columba iriditorques) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Bronze-naped Pigeon ( Columba iriditorques) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Bronze-naped Pigeon ( Columba iriditorques) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Western Bronze-naped Pigeon ( Columba iriditorques) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Western Bronze-naped Pigeon ( Columba iriditorques) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Bronze-naped Pigeon ( Columba iriditorques) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Columba iriditorques [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Columba iriditorques [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Columba iriditorques [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Columba [delegorguei, iriditorques or malherbii] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Catalan: Colom de clatell bronzat
Czech: Holub bronzokrký, holub bronzovokrký
Danish: Bronzebåndet Due
German: Glanzkopftaube
English: Bronze-naped Pigeon, Gabon Bronze-naped Pigeon, Western Bronze naped Pigeon, Western Bronze-naped Pigeon
English, HBW: Western Bronze-naped Pigeon
English (IOC): Western Bronze-naped Pigeon
English (United States): Bronze-naped Pigeon
Esperanto: Okcidenta bronznuka kolombo
Spanish: Paloma de Nuca Bronceada, Paloma Nuquibronceada
Spanish (Spain): Paloma Nuquibronceada
Spanish (HBW): Bronze-naped Pigeon
Estonian: pronkskael-tuvi
Finnish: Pronssiniskakyyhky
French: Pigeon à nuque bronzée
Croatian: srednjoafrički golub
Hungarian: nyugati szivárványos galamb
Italian: Colomba nuca bronzata, Piccione nucabronzo occidentale
Japanese (romaji): kobashibato, nijeribato
Japanese: コバシバト, ニジェリバト
Scientific: Columba iriditorques, Columba iriditorques iriditorques, Columba iriditorques rothschildi, Columra [sic] iriditorques, Columra iriditorques, Turturoena iriditorques rothschildi
Lithuanian: Vakarinis bronzasprandis karvelis
Maltese: beċċun tal-Punent tar-raqba bronżija
Dutch: Bronsnekduif
Norwegian Nynorsk: Bronsenakkedue
Norwegian: Bronsenakkedue
Polish: golab lsniacy, Gołąb lśniacy, gołąb lśniący
Portuguese: Pombo-de-pescoço-de-bronze
Portuguese (Portugal): pombo-de-nuca-bronzeada
Russian: Бронзовоспинный голубь, Радужный голубь
Slovak: holub bronzovošijí, holub stromový
Serbian: Golub sa bronzanim zatiljkom, Mali bronzani golub
Swedish: västlig bronsduva, Västlig bronsnackad duva
Turkish: Altın enseli güvercin
Ukrainian: Голуб райдужний
Chinese: 铜颈鸽
Chinese (Traditional): 西方銅頸鴿

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