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Alternative name: Stephan's Emerald Dove
- Chalcophaps stephani
Identification
Distribution
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands.
Taxonomy
Three subspecies recognized:
- C. s. wallacei on Sulawesi and Sula Islands (Taliabu Island)
- C. s. stephani on Kai Islands, eastern New Guinea, Admiralty Islands and Bismarck Archipelago
- C. s. mortoni on Solomon Islands (Bougainville to Makira and Santa Anna)
Habitat
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Stephan's Dove. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Stephan%27s_Dove
