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Lemon Dove
Aplopelia larvata Temminck, CJ 1809
The lemon dove or cinnamon dove is a species of bird in the pigeon family Columbidae found in montane forests of sub-Saharan Africa. The São Tomé lemon dove is usually treated as a subspecies. The lemon dove has a generally brownish-grey plumage with a cinnamon brown breast. Males have a greenish-glossed neck and white markings on the head, and females and juveniles are rather more brown and have grey facial markings. This dove is a common species, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern". Source: Wikipedia
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Columbiformes
Family:
Columbidae
Genus:
Aplopelia
Scientific:
Aplopelia larvata
Classification
Order:Columbiformes
Family:
Columbidae
Genus:
Aplopelia
Scientific:
Aplopelia larvata
Original description
Citation:
Temminck, CJ 1809
Reference:
Les Pigeons [Knip]
Imprint year:
1811
Protonym:
Columba Larvata
Type locality:
Antinoquoi Country, i.e. Knysna, Cape Province.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/223785#page/205/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
EE40DDB6D12231E7
Avibase ID:
avibase-EE40DDB6
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/EE40DDB6
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555621
Geographic range:
- Aplopelia larvata: patchy across sub-Saharan Africa in lowland and montane forest from Sierra Leone and Guinea to Cameroon and southward to northwestern Angola and on Gulf of Guinea islands, and from South Sudan and Ethiopia southward to Zambia and Malawi, and from eastern Zimbabwe and northern Mozambique to southern South Africa
- Aplopelia larvata larvata: southern South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania southward to South Africa
- Aplopelia larvata bronzina: Eritrea, Ethiopia, and southeastern South Sudan (Boma Hills)
- Aplopelia larvata inornata: Sierra Leone to Liberia, southeastern Nigeria, Cameroon, and Gabon; Bioko
- Aplopelia larvata principalis: Príncipe (Gulf of Guinea)
- Aplopelia larvata simplex: São Tomé (Gulf of Guinea)
- Show more...
Source: Clements checklist
Lemon Dove
Afrikaans:
Kaneelduifie
Bulgarian:
Цитрусов гълъб
Catalan:
Colom carablanc africà
Czech:
holub narůžovělý
Danish:
Orangedue
German:
Zimttaube
Esperanto:
blankmaska kolombo
Spanish:
Paloma caripálida
Spanish (Spain):
Paloma Caripálida
Estonian:
paletuvi
Finnish:
luumukyyhky
French:
Pigeon à masque blanc
Croatian:
bjeločeli golub
Hungarian:
afrikai citromgalamb
Icelandic:
Kanildúfa
Italian:
Tortora cannella
Japanese (romaji):
remombato
Japanese:
レモンバト
Lithuanian:
Afrikinis baltaveidis karvelis
Dutch:
Kaneeltortel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Trolldue
Norwegian:
Trolldue
Polish:
gołąb cynamonowy
Portuguese:
Rola-canela
Portuguese (Portugal):
rola-canela
Russian:
Коричневый голубь
Slovak:
holub maľovaný
Serbian:
Limunov golub
Swedish:
citronduva
Turkish:
Ak yüzlü güvercin
Ukrainian:
Голуб білощокий
Chinese:
非洲鸽
Chinese (Traditional):
檸檬鳩
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Eastern Lemon or Forest Dove ( Aplopelia [larvata or simplex]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Eastern Lemon or Forest Dove ( Aplopelia [larvata or simplex]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Eastern Lemon or Forest Dove ( Columba [larvata or simplex]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Eastern Lemon or Forest Dove ( Columba [larvata or simplex]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Eastern Lemon or Forest Dove ( Aplopelia [larvata or simplex]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Eastern Lemon or Forest Dove ( Aplopelia [larvata or simplex]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Eastern Lemon or Forest Dove ( Aplopelia [larvata or simplex]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Eastern Lemon or Forest Dove ( Aplopelia [larvata or simplex]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Eastern Lemon or Forest Dove ( Aplopelia [larvata or simplex]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Eastern Lemon or Forest Dove ( Columba [larvata or simplex]) |
| Avilist 2025: Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Pigeon à masque blanc ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Pigeon à masque blanc ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): African Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): African Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): African Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): African Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): African Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): African Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): African Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): African Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): African Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Lemon Dove ( Columba larvata) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Lemon Dove ( Aplopelia larvata) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Columba larvata [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Columba larvata [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Kaneelduifie
Bulgarian: Цитрусов гълъб
Catalan: Colom carablanc africà
Czech: holub narůžovělý, Hrdlicka citronová
Danish: Orangedue
German: Weissmaskentaube, Zimttaube
English: African Lemon Dove, African Lemon-Dove, Cinnamon Dove, Eastern Lemon Dove, Eastern Lemon or Forest Dove, Eastern Lemon-Dove, Forest Dove, Lemon Dove
English (Avilist): Lemon Dove
English, HBW: Lemon Dove
English (IOC): Lemon Dove
English (Kenya): Lemon Dove
English (United States): Lemon Dove
English (South Africa): Cinnamon Dove
Esperanto: Afrika citronkolombo, blankmaska kolombo
Spanish: Paloma Caripálida, Paloma de Cara Pálida
Spanish (Spain): Paloma Caripálida
Spanish (HBW): Lemon Dove
Estonian: paletuvi
Finnish: Luumukyyhky
French: Colombe à cou bronzé, Colombe larvata, Pigeon à masque blanc, Pigeon à masque blanc ou P. à ventre gris, Tourterelle à masque blanc, Tourterelle du Cameroun
French (Guyane): Pigeon à masque blanc
Croatian: bjeločeli golub
Hungarian: afrikai citromgalamb
Icelandic: Kanildúfa
Italian: Tortora cannella, Tortora maschera bianca
Japanese (romaji): remombato, remonbato
Japanese: レモンバト
Scientific: Aplopelia [larvata or simplex], Aplopelia larvata, Aplopelia larvata jacksoni, Aplopelia larvata larvata, Aplopelia larvata samaliyae, Aplopelia simplex samaliyae, Columba [larvata or simplex], Columba larvata, Columba larvata larvata, Columba sylvestris
Lithuanian: Afrikinis baltaveidis karvelis
Dutch: Kaneeltortel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Trolldue
Norwegian: Trolldue
Polish: golab cynamonowy, gołąb cynamonowy
Portuguese: Rola-canela
Portuguese (Angola): Rola-canela
Portuguese (Portugal): rola-canela
Russian: Коричневый голубь, Лимонная горлица, Лимонный голубь
Slovak: holub maľovaný
Shona: Mhuputi
Serbian: Limunov golub
Swedish: Citronduva
Swahili: Kipura
Turkish: Ak yüzlü güvercin
Ukrainian: Голуб білощокий
Xhosa: Indenge
Chinese: 非洲鸽
Chinese (Traditional): 檸檬鳩
Zulu: isAgqukwe
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