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Tambourine Dove

Turtur tympanistria (Temminck, CJ 1809)

The tambourine dove is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in woodlands and other thick vegetation in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. Its range extends from Senegal east to Ethiopia and Kenya and southwards through eastern Africa to south-eastern South Africa, but it is absent from the drier areas of south-western Africa. There is a population on the Comoros Islands. Source: Wikipedia




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


Original description

Citation:
  (Temminck, CJ 1809)

Reference:
   Les Pigeons [Knip]

Protonym:
  Columba Tympanistria

Type locality:
  South Africa.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53206188


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  7308278F0D6F820F

Avibase ID:
  avibase-7308278F

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/7308278F


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 177220

Geographic range:

  • Turtur tympanistria: sub-Saharan Africa, Bioko, and Comoros
English:
Tambourine Dove
Catalan:
Tortoreta timbalera
Czech:
hrdlička bubínková
Danish:
Tamburindue
German:
Tamburintaube
Spanish:
Palomita Tamborilera
Spanish (Spain):
Palomita Tamborilera
Finnish:
tamburiinikyyhky
French:
Tourtelette tambourette
Croatian:
bjeločela grlica
Hungarian:
fehérhasú erdeigerle
Italian:
Tortora tamburina
Japanese (romaji):
tanbarinbato
Japanese:
タンバリンバト
Lithuanian:
Baltakrūtis miškinis purplelis
Dutch:
Tamboerijnduif
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Tamburindue
Norwegian:
Tamburindue
Polish:
turkaweczka białoczelna
Portuguese:
Rola-de-papo-branco
Portuguese (Portugal):
rola-de-garganta-branca
Russian:
Белогрудая лесная горлица
Slovak:
bronzovka bubeník
Serbian:
Šumski golubić timpanista
Swedish:
tamburinfläckduva
Ukrainian:
Горлиця білолоба
Chinese:
白胸森鸠
Chinese (Traditional):
白胸森鳩


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
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African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
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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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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Tourtelette tambourette ( Turtur tympanistria) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Tourtelette tambourette ( Turtur tympanistria) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 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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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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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):
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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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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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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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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Witborsduifie
Catalan: Tortoreta timbalera
Czech: Hrdlicka bubínková, hrdlička bubínková
Danish: Tamburindue
German: Tambourintäubchen, Tambourintaube, Tamburintaube
English: Forest Dove, South African Tambourine Dove, Tambourine Dove, Tambourine Wood Dove, West African Tambourine Dove, White-breasted Wood-Dove, White-breatsed Pigeon
English, HBW: Tambourine Dove
English (IOC): Tambourine Dove
English (Kenya): Tambourine Dove
English (United States): Tambourine Dove
Esperanto: Tamburina arbarkolombo
Spanish: Paloma Tamborilera, Palomita Tamborilera
Spanish (Spain): Palomita Tamborilera
Spanish (HBW): Tambourine Dove
Estonian: tamburiintuvi
Finnish: Tamburiinikyyhky
French: Colombe tambourette, Colombe tambourine, Tourtelette tambourette, Tourterelle tambourette, Tourterelle tambourine, Tourterelle tambourinette
Croatian: bjeločela grlica
Hungarian: fehérhasú erdeigerle
Italian: Tortora tamburina
Japanese (romaji): tambarimbato, tanbarinbato
Japanese: タンバリンバト
Scientific: Columba Tympanistria, Turtur tympanistria, Turtur tympanistria fraseri, Turtur tympanistria tympanistra, Turtur tympanistria tympanistria, Tympanistria fraseri, Tympanistria tympanistria, Tympanistria tympanistria fraseri
Lithuanian: Baltakrūtis miškinis purplelis
Maltese: ħamiema tamburlin
Dutch: Tamboerijnduif
Norwegian Nynorsk: Tamburindue
Norwegian: Latterdue, Tamburindue
Polish: turkaweczka bialoczelna, turkaweczka białoczelna
Portuguese: Rola-de-papo-branco
Portuguese (Portugal): rola-de-garganta-branca, Rola-de-papo-branco
Russian: Белогрудая горлица, Белогрудая лесная горлица, бубенцовая горлица
Slovak: bronzovka bubeník, Hrdlička tamburínová
Serbian: Šumski golubić timpanista
Swedish: Tambourinfläckduva, tamburinfläckduva
Swahili: Pugi-kikombe
Turkish: Tefçi kumru
Tsonga: Xiwambalane
Ukrainian: Горлиця білолоба
Xhosa: Isavu
Chinese: 白胸森鸠
Chinese (Traditional): 白胸森鳩
Zulu: isiBhelu

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