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Black-billed Wood-Dove

Turtur abyssinicus (Sharpe, RB 1902)

The black-billed wood dove is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in a belt across Africa just south of the Sahara Desert. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Columbiformes
Family:
  Columbidae
Genus:
   Turtur
Scientific:
  Turtur abyssinicus

Original description

Citation:
  (Sharpe, RB 1902)

Reference:
   Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 12 p.83

Protonym:
  Chalcopelia abyssinica

Type locality:
  Kokai, Bogosland.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/114181#page/345/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  72B71F11642389C6

Avibase ID:
  avibase-72B71F11

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/72B71F11

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 177218

Geographic range:

  • Turtur abyssinicus: arid scrub and woodland of sub-Saharan Africa
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Black-billed Wood-Dove
Catalan:
Tortoreta del Sahel
Czech:
hrdlička volavá
Danish:
Sortnæbbet Stålpletdue
German:
Erzflecktaube
Spanish:
Palomita Saheliana
Spanish (Spain):
Palomita Saheliana
Finnish:
sahelinuikuttajakyyhky
French:
Tourtelette d'Abyssinie
Croatian:
plavokapa grlica
Hungarian:
feketecsőrű erdeigerle
Italian:
Tortora boschereccia becconero
Japanese (romaji):
hashiguroaofubato
Japanese:
ハシグロアオフバト
Lithuanian:
Juodasnapis miškinis purplelis
Dutch:
Zwartsnavelduif
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Sahelalvedue
Norwegian:
Sahelalvedue
Polish:
turkaweczka czarnodzioba
Portuguese:
Pomba-brava
Portuguese (Portugal):
rola-saheliana
Russian:
Черноклювая лесная горлица
Slovak:
bronzovka čiernozobá
Serbian:
Crnokljuni šumski golubić
Swedish:
svartnäbbad fläckduva
Ukrainian:
Горлиця абісинська
Chinese:
黑嘴森鸠
Chinese (Traditional):
黑嘴森鳩

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Black-billed Wood Dove ( Turtur abyssinicus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Black-billed Wood Dove ( Turtur abyssinicus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Black-billed Wood Dove ( Turtur abyssinicus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Black-billed Wood Dove ( Turtur abyssinicus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Black-billed Wood Dove ( Turtur abyssinicus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Black-billed Wood Dove ( Turtur abyssinicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Black-billed Wood-Dove ( Turtur abyssinicus) [version 1]
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):
Black-billed Wood-Dove ( Turtur abyssinicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Black-billed Wood-dove ( Turtur abyssinicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Black-billed Wood-dove ( Turtur abyssinicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Black-billed Wood-dove ( Turtur abyssinicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Black-billed Wood-dove ( Turtur abyssinicus) [version 1]
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):
Black-billed Wood-dove ( Turtur abyssinicus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Tourtelette d'Abyssinie ( Turtur abyssinicus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Tourtelette d'Abyssinie ( Turtur abyssinicus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Black-billed Wood Dove ( Turtur abyssinicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Black-billed Wood-Dove ( Turtur abyssinicus) [version 1]
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):
Black-billed Wood-Dove ( Turtur abyssinicus) [version 1]
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 1.54:
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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:
Black-billed Wood Dove ( Turtur abyssinicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Black-billed Wood Dove ( Turtur abyssinicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Black-billed Wood Dove ( Turtur abyssinicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Black-billed Wood Dove ( Turtur abyssinicus) [version 1]
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):
Black-billed Wood Dove ( Turtur abyssinicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Black-billed Wood Dove ( Turtur abyssinicus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Black-billed Wood-dove ( Turtur abyssinicus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Black-billed Wood-dove ( Turtur abyssinicus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Black-billed Wood-dove ( Turtur abyssinicus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Black-billed Wood-dove ( Turtur abyssinicus) [version 1]
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 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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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 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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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:
Black-billed Wood-Dove ( Turtur abyssinicus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Turtur abyssinicus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Turtur abyssinicus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Turtur abyssinicus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Black-billed Wood-Dove ( Turtur abyssinicus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Black-billed Wood-Dove ( Turtur abyssinicus) [version 1]
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):
Black-billed Wood Dove ( Turtur abyssinicus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Turtur abyssinicus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Turtur abyssinicus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Swartbekduifie
Bulgarian: Черноклюна горска гургулица
Catalan: Tortoreta del Sahel
Czech: Hrdlicka etiopská, hrdlička etiopská, hrdlička volavá
Welsh: Turtur bigddu
Danish: Sortnæbbet Stålpletdue
German: Erzflecktaube
English: Abyssinian Wood-Dove, Black billed Wood Dove, Black-billed Blue-Spotted Wood Dov, Black-billed Blue-Spotted Wood Dove, Black-billed Blue-spotted Wood-Dove, Black-billed Dove, Black-billed Wood Dove, Black-billed Wood-Dove, Sudan Black-billed Wood-Dove
English, HBW: Black-billed Wood-dove
English (IOC): Black-billed Wood Dove
English (United States): Black-billed Wood-Dove
English (South Africa): Black-billed Wood Dove
Esperanto: Nigrabeka arbarkolombo
Spanish: Paloma Saheliana, Palomita Saheliana
Spanish (Spain): Palomita Saheliana
Spanish (HBW): Black-billed Wood-Dove
Estonian: sudaani halatuvi
Finnish: Sahelinuikuttajakyyhky
French: Emeraudine à bec noir, Émeraudine à bec noir, Émerauldine à bec noir, Petite Tourterelle à bec noir, Tourtelette d‘Abyssinie, Tourtelette d’Abyssinie, Tourtelette d'Abyssinie, Tourterelle d'Abyssinie
Frisian: Swartsnaffeldo
Irish: Colm coille gobdhubh
Galician: Rola do Sahel
Croatian: plavokapa grlica
Hungarian: feketecsőrű erdeigerle
Italian: Tortora abissina, Tortora boschereccia becconero, Tortora smeraldina d’Abissinia
Japanese (romaji): hashiguroaofubato
Japanese: ハシグロアオフバト
Scientific: Chalcopelia abyssinica, Chalcopelia delicatula, Turtur abyssinicus, Turtur abyssinicus abyssinicus, Turtur abyssinicus delicatula, Turtur abyssinicus delicatulus
Lithuanian: Juodasnapis miškinis purplelis
Latvian: Melnknābja dūja
Maltese: ħamiema tal-bosk ta' munqarha iswed
Dutch: Zwartsnavelduif
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sahelalvedue
Norwegian: Sahelalvedue
Polish: turkaweczka czarnodzioba
Portuguese: Pomba-brava, Rola–da-abissínia
Portuguese (Portugal): Pomba-brava, rola-saheliana
Russian: Черноклювая лесная горлица
Northern Sami: Čáhppesnjunduvvá
Slovak: bronzovka ciernozobá, bronzovka čiernozobá
Serbian: Crnokljuni šumski golubić
Swedish: Svartnäbbad fläckduva
Turkish: Sahel Kumrusu
Ukrainian: Горлиця абісинська
Chinese: 黑嘴森鸠
Chinese (Traditional): 黑嘴森鳩

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