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Wonga Pigeon

Leucosarcia melanoleuca (Latham, J 1801)

The wonga pigeon is a pigeon that inhabits areas in eastern Australia with its range being from Central Queensland to Gippsland, eastern Victoria, Australia. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Columbiformes
Family:
  Columbidae
Genus:
   Leucosarcia
Scientific:
  Leucosarcia melanoleuca

Original description

Citation:
  (Latham, J 1801)

Reference:
   Suppl. Indicis Orn.

Protonym:
  Columba melanoleuca

Type locality:
  Port Jackson, New South Wales.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/313412#page/65/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  E91C72D9D9D189FB

Avibase ID:
  avibase-E91C72D9

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/E91C72D9

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 177240

Geographic range:

  • Leucosarcia melanoleuca: coastal forest of eastern Australia (central Queensland to southeastern Victoria)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Wonga Pigeon
Catalan:
Colom wonga
Czech:
holub wonga
Danish:
Wongadue
German:
Wongataube
Spanish:
Paloma Wonga
Spanish (Spain):
Paloma Wonga
Finnish:
aurarintakyyhky
French:
Colombine wonga
Croatian:
sivoleđi golub
Hungarian:
Vonga-galamb
Italian:
Piccione wonga
Japanese (romaji):
wongabato
Japanese:
ウォンガバト
Lithuanian:
Dėmėtašonis purplelis
Dutch:
Wongaduif
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Wongadue
Norwegian:
Wongadue
Polish:
wonga
Portuguese:
Pombinha-de-wonga
Portuguese (Portugal):
pombo-wonga
Russian:
Вонга
Slovak:
vonga hermelínová
Serbian:
Golub sa Vonge
Swedish:
wongaduva
Ukrainian:
Вонга
Chinese:
巨地鸠
Chinese (Traditional):
巨地鳩

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Wonga Pigeon ( Leucosarcia melanoleuca)
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):
Wonga Pigeon ( Leucosarcia melanoleuca)
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Wonga Pigeon ( Leucosarcia picata)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Colombine wonga ( Leucosarcia melanoleuca)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Colombine wonga ( Leucosarcia melanoleuca)
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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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 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 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 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 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Leucosarcia melanoleuca
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Leucosarcia melanoleuca
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Wonga Pigeon ( Leucosarcia melanoleuca)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Wonga Pigeon ( Leucosarcia melanoleuca)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Wonga Pigeon ( Leucosarcia melanoleuca)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Leucosarcia melanoleuca
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Leucosarcia melanoleuca

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Bashkir: сыбар ҡабырғалы әберсен
Catalan: Colom wonga
Czech: Holub wonga
Danish: Wongadue
German: Wongataube
English: Wonga Dove, Wonga Pigeon
English, HBW: Wonga Pigeon
English (IOC): Wonga Pigeon
English (United States): Wonga Pigeon
Esperanto: Nigroblanka kolombo, Ŭongakolombo
Spanish: Paloma Wonga
Spanish (Spain): Paloma Wonga
Spanish (HBW): Wonga Pigeon
Estonian: vongatuvi
Finnish: Aurarintakyyhky
French: Colombine wonga, Phaps wonga, Pigeon grivelèe
Croatian: sivoleđi golub
Hungarian: Vonga-galamb
Italian: Colombo vonga, Piccione Wonga
Japanese (romaji): uongabato, wongabato
Japanese: ウォンガバト, ウオンガバト
Scientific: Columba Armillaris, Columba melanoleuca, Columba picata, Leucosarcia [sic] melanoleuca minor, Leucosarcia melanoleuca, Leucosarcia melanoleuca minor, Leucosarcia picata
Lithuanian: Dėmėtašonis purplelis
Dutch: Wongaduif, Wonga-duif
Norwegian Nynorsk: Wongadue
Norwegian: Wongadue
Polish: wonga
Portuguese: Pombinha-de-wonga
Portuguese (Portugal): pombo-wonga
Russian: Вонга, пятнистобокая горлица, чёрно-белый голубь
Slovak: Hrdlička wonga, vonga hermelínová
Serbian: Golub sa Vonge
Swedish: Wongaduva
Turkish: Wonga kumrusu
Ukrainian: Вонга
Chinese: 巨地鸠
Chinese (Traditional): 巨地鳩

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