Streptopelia chinensis

• Overview
• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Physical Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 3,427 meters (0 to 11,243 feet).[1]

Biology

Diet

 

N/A

Reproduction

• Breeding Habitat : Urban
• Nest Location: N/A
• Nest Type: N/A
• Clutch Size: 2
• Length of Incubation : ? days
• Days to Fledge : ?
• Number of Broods: ?

Migration

Permanent resident

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Streptopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 26-May-2005

Similar Species

Mourning Dove lacks the spotted nape.

Members of the genus Streptopelia

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 29 species and subspecies in this genus:

S. bitorquata (Javanese Collared Dove) · S. bitorquata bitorquata (Javanese Collared Dove) · S. capicola (Ring-Necked Turtle-Dove) · S. capicola capicola (Ring-Necked Turtle-Dove) · S. chinensis (Chinese Spotted Dove) · S. chinensis chinensis (Spotted Dove) · S. decaocto (Eurasian Collared Dove) · S. decipiens (Mourning Collared Dove) · S. decipiens decipiens (Mourning Collared Dove) · S. hypopyrrha (Pink-Bellied Turtle Dove) · S. lugens (Pink-Breasted Turtle Dove) · S. lugens lugens (Dusky Turtle Dove) · S. mayeri (Pink Pigeon) · S. orientalis (Oriental Turtle Dove) · S. orientalis orientalis (Oriental Turtle-Dove) · S. picturata (Madagascar Turtle Dove) · S. reichenowi (White-Winged Collared Dove) · S. risoria (Barbary Dove) · S. roseogrisea (African Collared Dove) · S. roseogrisea roseogrisea (African Collared Dove) · S. semitorquata (Red-Eyed Dove) · S. semitorquata semitorquata (Red-Eyed Dove) · S. senegalensis (Laughing Turtle-Dove) · S. tranquebarica (Red Collared Dove) · S. tranquebarica tranquebarica (Red Collared Dove) · S. turtur (Eurasian Turtle Dove) · S. turtur turtur (Eurasian Turtle Dove) · S. vinacea (Vinaceous Dove) · S. vinacea vinacea (Vinaceous Dove)

More Info

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Further Reading

• A guide to the birds of Nepal Christopher Helm (Publishers) Ltd. url p. 166.
• Biochemical systematics [by] Ralph E. Alston [and] B. L. Turner. Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall[1963] url p. 301.
• Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. url p. 114, p. 153, p. 260, p. 262, p. 613.
• Bulletin / Peabody Museum of Natural History. 1972 New Haven: Peabody Museum of Natural History, url p. 152.
• Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: BM(NH) url p. 284, p. 297.
• California fish and game. [San Francisco, etc.]: State of California, Resources Agency, Dept. of Fish and Game. url p. 125.
• Check-list of North American birds. [Ithaca, N.Y.]1957. url p. 263, p. 664.
• Check-list of North American birds: the species of birds of North America from the Arctic through Panama, including the West Indies and Hawaiian Islands / prepared by the Committee on Classification and Nomenclature of the American Orni Lawrence, Kan.: American Ornithologists' Union, 1983. url p. 255, p. 802.
• Distributional notes on Nepal birds [by] Robert L. Fleming and Melvin A. Traylor. 53 1968 [Chicago]Field Museum of Natural History, 1968. url p. 195.
• Journal of ethnobiology. 21 2001 Flagstaff, Ariz.: Center for Western Studies, 1981- url p. 141, p. 168, p. 177.
• Memoirs of the San Diego Society of Natural History. 13 1984 San Diego, Calif.: The Society, 1931-1989. url p. 258.
• Our living resources: a report to the nation on the distribution, abundance, and health of U.S. plants, animals, and ecosystems / [edited by], Edward T. LaRoe. .. [et al.]. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Biological Service, 1995. url p. 438.
• Pesticides monitoring journal. [Washington, D.C.: For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1967-1981. url p. 144.
• Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. Washington, Biological Society of Washington url p. 212, p. 213.
• Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. Sydney, Linnean Society of New South Wales. url p. 408.
• Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.] url p. 117, p. 15, p. 15, p. 577, p. 688, p. 689, p. 86.
• Protected Landscapes: experience around the world. Prepared for the International Symposium on Protected Landscapes, Grange-over-Sands, England 5-10 October 1987 IUCN url p. 213, p. 215.
• Protozoan parasites of domestic animals and of man. Minneapolis, Burgess Pub. Co.[1961] url p. 398.
• Report of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and financial report of the Executive Committee of the Board of Regents for the year ending June 30. .. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1933-1965. url p. 100, p. 103, p. 108, p. 84, p. 84, p. 96.
• Smithsonian miscellaneous collections. 134 1958 Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1862-1968. url p. 146, p. 278, p. 307, p. 468, p. 99.
• Special scientific report--wildlife / U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. Washington, D.C.: The Service, 1949- url p. 197, p. 605, p. 609, p. 90.
• Syllogeus. Ottawa, National Museum of Natural Sciences, 1972-1995. url p. 18.
• The Australian zoologist. Sydney, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales url p. 39.
• The birds of Sibuyan Island, Romblon Province, Philippines: with particular reference to elevational distribution and biogeographic affinities / Steven M. Goodman, David E. Willard, Pedro C. Gonzales. 82 1995 [Chicago, Ill.]: Field Museum of Natural History, c1995. url table 6 , p. 50.
• University of Kansas publications, Museum of Natural History. 17 1966 Lawrence, University of Kansas. url p. 396, p. 564, p. 692.

Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 27, 2007:

• Avian Knowledge Network, Great Backyard Bird Count
• Avian Knowledge Network, Project FeederWatch
• Avian Knowledge Network, eBird
• Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data
• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
• OZCAM
• Provider, Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
• Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara Musem of Natural History

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 9359
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-177134
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 2480765
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 177134
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABNPB02020
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 178102

Footnotes

1. Mean = 136.000 meters (446.194 feet), Standard Deviation = 558.280 based on 7,737 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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