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Madagascar Turtle-Dove

Nesoenas picturatus (Temminck, CJ 1813)

The Malagasy turtle dove is a bird species in the pigeon and dove family, Columbidae. It is found in Mauritian-Indian Ocean Territory, the Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Réunion, and the Seychelles. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Columbiformes
Family:
  Columbidae
Genus:
   Nesoenas
Scientific:
  Nesoenas picturatus

Original description

Citation:
  (Temminck, CJ 1813)

Reference:
   Hist. Nat. Pig. Gallin. 1 p.315,480

Protonym:
  Columba Picturata

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43751083

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  CDDEA7EB32BB0354

Avibase ID:
  avibase-CDDEA7EB

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/CDDEA7EB

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 177143

Geographic range:

  • Nesoenas picturatus picturatus: Madagascar
  • Nesoenas picturatus rostratus: Seychelles Islands
  • Nesoenas picturatus aldabranus: Amirante Islands
  • Nesoenas picturatus coppingeri: Aldabra, Cosmoledo Atoll and Îles Glorieuses
  • Nesoenas picturatus comorensis: Comoro Islands
  • Show more...
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Madagascar Turtle-Dove
Catalan:
Tórtora de Madagascar
Czech:
hrdlička madagaskarská
Danish:
Madagaskardue
German:
Madagaskartaube
Spanish:
Tórtola Malgache
Spanish (Spain):
Tórtola Malgache
Finnish:
madagaskarinturturikyyhky
French:
Pigeon de Madagascar
Croatian:
madagaskarska gugutka
Hungarian:
madagaszkári gerle
Italian:
Tortora del Madagascar
Japanese (romaji):
madagasukarukijibato
Japanese:
マダガスカルキジバト
Lithuanian:
Madagaskarinis purplelis
Dutch:
Madagaskartortel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Umbradue
Norwegian:
Umbradue
Polish:
synogarlica brunatna
Portuguese:
Rolinha-de-madagascar
Russian:
Мадагаскарский голубь
Slovak:
hrdlička maľovaná
Serbian:
Madagaskarska grlica
Swedish:
madagaskarduva
Ukrainian:
Горлиця мадагаскарська
Chinese:
马岛斑鸠
Chinese (Traditional):
馬達加斯加斑鳩

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Madagascar Turtle Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Madagascar Turtle Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Madagascar Turtle Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Madagascar Turtle Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Madagascar Turtle Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Madagascar Turtle Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Madagascar Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas picturata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Madagascar Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas picturata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Madagascar Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas picturata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Madagascar Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas picturata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Madagascar Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas picturata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Madagascar Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas picturata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Madagascar Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas picturata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Madagascar Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas picturata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Madagascar Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas picturata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Madagascar Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Madagascar Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Madagascar Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Madagascar Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Madagascar Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Madagascar Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Madagascar Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Madagascar Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Madagascar Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Madagascar Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2022):
Madagascar Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Tourterelle peinte ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Pigeon de Madagascar ( Columba picturata) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Madagascar Turtle Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Malagasy Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Malagasy Turtle-Dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Madagascar Turtle Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Columba picturata) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Malagasy Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Malagasy Turtle-Dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Madagascar Turtle Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Madagascar Turtle Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Madagascan Turtle Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Madagascan Turtle Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Madagascan Turtle Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Madagascan Turtle Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Madagascan Turtle Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Madagascan Turtle Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Madagascan Turtle Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Madagascan Turtle Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Madagascan Turtle Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Madagascar Turtle Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Madagascar Turtle Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Madagascar Turtle-dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Madagascar Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Madagascar Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Madagascar Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Madagascar Turtle-dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Madagascar Turtle Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Streptopelia picturata [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Streptopelia picturata [version 2]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Streptopelia picturata [version 2]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Columba picturata) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Columba picturata) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Madagascar Turtle-Dove ( Streptopelia picturata) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Malagasy Turtle Dove ( Nesoenas picturatus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Streptopelia picturata [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Nesoenas picturata [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Bashkir: Мадагаскар әберсене
Catalan: Tórtora de Madagascar
Czech: Hrdlicka madagaskarská, hrdlička madagaskarská
Danish: Madagaskardue
German: Madagaskartaube, Madagaskarturteltaube, Madagaskar-Turteltaube, Turteltaube
English: Madagascan Turtle Dove, Madagascar Dove, Madagascar Turtle Dove, Madagascar Turtle-Dove, Malagasy Turtle Dove, Malagasy Turtle-Dove, Painted Dove, Seychelles turtle dove, Turtle Dove
English (United Kingdom): Madagascar Turtle Dove, Malagasy Turtle Dove
English, HBW: Madagascar Turtle-dove
English (IOC): Malagasy Turtle Dove
English (United States): Madagascar Turtle-Dove, Malagasy Turtle-Dove
Esperanto: Madagaskara turto
Spanish: Tórtola Malgache
Spanish (Spain): Tórtola Malgache
Spanish (HBW): Madagascar Turtle-Dove
Estonian: malagassi tuvi
Finnish: Madagaskarinturturikyyhky
French: Pigeon de Madagascar, Pigeon peint, Tourterelle de Madagascar, Tourterelle malgache, Tourterelle peinte
Croatian: madagaskarska gugutka
Hungarian: madagaszkári gerle
Italian: Tortora del Madagascar
Japanese (romaji): madagasukarukijibato
Japanese: マダガスカルキジバト
Kirghiz: Мадагаскар бактеги
Scientific: Columba picturata, Nesoenas picturata, Nesoenas picturatus, Streptopelia picturata, Streptopelia picturata picturata
Lithuanian: Madagaskarinis purplelis
Malagasy: Deho, Dehoke, Domohina, finengo, Pakatovo
Dutch: Madagaskartortel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Umbradue
Norwegian: Umbradue
Polish: synogarlica brunatna, Turkawka zwyczajna
Portuguese: Rolinha-de-madagascar
Portuguese (Portugal): rola-malgaxe
Russian: Мадагаскарская горлица, Мадагаскарский голубь
Slovak: hrdlička maľovaná
Serbian: Madagaskarska grlica
Swedish: Madagaskarduva
Turkish: Madagaskar kumrusu
Ukrainian: Горлиця мадагаскарська
Chinese: 马岛斑鸠
Chinese (Traditional): 馬達加斯加斑鳩

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