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Malagasy Turtle-Dove (Nesoenas picturatus)

Malagasy Turtle-Dove (Nesoenas picturatus)

Madagascar Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia picturata)


Class: Aves
Family: Columbidae
Common Name: Malagasy Turtle-Dove
Genus: Nesoenas
Species Name: picturatus

About The Malagasy Turtle-Dove

Nesoenas picturata has a native range encompassing Madagascar, the Seychelles and the Comoros (del Hoyo et al. 1997). The subspecies aldabrana, endemic to the Amirante Islands, Seychelles, is now extinct due to hybridisation with the introduced nominate subspecies (Skerrett and Disley 2011).

Rights Holder: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Bibliographic Citation: BirdLife International 2012. Nesoenas picturatus. In: IUCN 2014 . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1 . <www.iucnredlist.org>

Trips Where Observed

Madagascar

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