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Speckled Pigeon

Columba guinea Linnaeus, C 1758

The speckled pigeon, or (African) rock pigeon, is a pigeon that is a resident breeding bird in much of Africa south of the Sahara. It is a common and widespread species in open habitats over much of its range, although there are sizable gaps in its distribution. It is sometimes referred to as the Guinea pigeon due to its similar coloring to some species of guineafowl. Source: Wikipedia




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


Original description

Citation:
  Linnaeus, C 1758

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.163

Protonym:
  Columba guinea

Type locality:
  Africa = inland parts of Guinea, ex Edwards, pi. 75.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/182/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  A6EA9F02884DCAC3

Avibase ID:
  avibase-A6EA9F02

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/A6EA9F02


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 177086

Geographic range:

  • Columba guinea: Senegal to Somalia, Uganda, western Kenya, and Tanzania, to northern Malawi and southwest Angola, and western Zimbabwe to South Africa
  • Columba guinea guinea: Senegambia to Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania
  • Columba guinea [phaeonota or bradfieldi]: southwestern Angola to Zimbabwe and Cape Province
English:
Speckled Pigeon
Catalan:
Colom de Guinea
Czech:
holub skvrnitý
Danish:
Guineadue
German:
Guineataube
Spanish:
Paloma de Guinea
Spanish (Spain):
Paloma de Guinea
Finnish:
afrikantäpläkyyhky
French:
Pigeon roussard
Croatian:
crvenolici golub
Hungarian:
csíkosnyakú galamb
Icelandic:
Depladúfa
Italian:
Piccione marezzato
Japanese (romaji):
urokokawarabato
Japanese:
ウロコカワラバト
Lithuanian:
Kanapėtasis karvelis
Dutch:
Gespikkelde Duif
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Spragledue
Norwegian:
Spragledue
Polish:
gołąb okularowy
Portuguese:
pombo-malhado
Portuguese (Portugal):
pombo-malhado
Russian:
Крапчатый голубь
Slovak:
holub škraboškový
Serbian:
Savanski golub
Swedish:
guineaduva
Ukrainian:
Голуб цяткований
Chinese:
斑鸽
Chinese (Traditional):
點斑鴿


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):
Pigeon roussard ( Columba guinea) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Pigeon roussard ( Columba guinea) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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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 2015:
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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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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 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):
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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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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 2.3:
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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 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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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 12.2:
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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:
Speckled Pigeon ( Columba guinea) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Columba guinea [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Columba guinea [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Columba guinea [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Speckled Pigeon ( Columba guinea) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Speckled Pigeon ( Columba guinea) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Speckled Pigeon ( Columba guinea) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Columba guinea [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Columba guinea [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Kransduif
Bashkir: төрткөлө күгәрсен
Bulgarian: Гвинейски гълъб
Catalan: Colom de Guinea
Czech: Holub skvrnitý
Welsh: Colomen frech
Danish: Guineadue
German: Guineataube, Strichelhalstaube
English: African Rock Pigeon, African Speckled Rock Pigeon, Cape Rock Pigeon, Guinea Pigeon, Hackled Pigeon, Red-eyed Pigeon, Rock Pigeon, Speckled Pigeon, Speckled Rock Pigeon
English, HBW: Speckled Pigeon
English (IOC): Speckled Pigeon
English (Kenya): Speckled Pigeon
English (United States): Speckled Pigeon
Esperanto: Lentuga kolombo
Spanish: Paloma de Guinea
Spanish (Spain): Paloma de Guinea
Spanish (HBW): Speckled Pigeon
Estonian: prilltuvi
Finnish: Afrikantäpläkyyhky
French: Pigeon de Guinée, Pigeon roussard
Frisian: Spikkeldo
Irish: Colúr breac
Galician: Pombo da Guinea
Croatian: crvenolici golub
Hungarian: csíkosnyakú galamb
Icelandic: Depladúfa
Italian: Colomba della Guinea, Colomba di Guinea, colomba guinea, Piccione marezzato
Japanese (romaji): urokokawarabato
Japanese: ウロコカワラバト
Kwangali: Haifoko
Scientific: Columba guinea, Columba guinea guinea, Columba guinea rufina, Columba rufina
Lithuanian: Kanapėtasis karvelis
Latvian: Lāsainais balodis
Maltese: beċċun tat-tbajja' żgħar
Dutch: Gespikkelde Duif, Guineaduif, Guineduif
Norwegian Nynorsk: Spragledue
Norwegian: Spragledue
Polish: golab okularowy, gołąb okularowy
Portuguese: Pombo da guine, Pombo-da-guine, Pombo-da-guiné, Pombo-malhado
Portuguese (Portugal): Pomba-de-cibe, pombo-malhado
Rhaeto-Romance: Columba da Guinea
Romanian: Porumbel pătat
Russian: Крапчатый голубь
Slovak: Holub bodkavokrídly, Holub škraboškovy, holub škraboškový
Serbian: Gvinejski golub, Savanski golub
Sotho, Southern: Leeba
Swedish: Fläckig klippduva, guineaduva
Swahili: Kunda Madoa
Tswana: Leeba
Turkish: Çilli Güvercin
Ukrainian: Голуб цяткований
Xhosa: Ivukuthu
Chinese: 斑鸽
Chinese (Traditional): 點斑鴿
Zulu: iJuba

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