Malagasy Turtle Dove

Nesoenas picturatus - Pigeon de Madagascar

Pigeon de Madagascar
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Columbiformes

  • Family
    :

    Columbidés

  • Genus
    :

    Nesoenas

  • Species
    :

    picturatus

Descriptor

Temminck, 1813

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 28 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 37 à 43 cm.
  • Weight
    : 146 à 188 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Pigeon de Madagascar
adult
Pigeon de Madagascar
adult

Malagasy Turtle Dove (Nesoenas picturatus) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

  • Nesoenas picturatus picturatus (Madagascar)
  • Nesoenas picturatus rostratus (Seychelles)
  • Nesoenas picturatus aldabranus (Amirantes Is.)
  • Nesoenas picturatus coppingeri (Aldabra and Glorieuse Is.)
  • Nesoenas picturatus comorensis (Comoro Is.)

Foreign names

  • Pigeon de Madagascar,
  • Tórtola malgache,
  • pomba-malgaxe,
  • Madagaskartaube,
  • madagaszkári gerle,
  • Madagaskartortel,
  • Tortora del Madagascar,
  • madagaskarduva,
  • Umbradue,
  • hrdlička maľovaná,
  • hrdlička madagaskarská,
  • Madagaskardue,
  • madagaskarinturturikyyhky,
  • tórtora de Madagascar,
  • synogarlica brunatna,
  • Мадагаскарская горлица,
  • マダガスカルキジバト,
  • 马岛斑鸠,
  • madagaskarduva,
  • 馬達加斯加斑鳩,

Voice song and call

Pigeon de Madagascar
adult

Habitat

Pigeon de Madagascar
adult

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Plantations, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

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