Streptopelia chinensis  (Scopoli, 1786)

Spotted Dove
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Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Spilopelia
Species: chinensis
  • Common names: Spotted Dove
  • Thai names: นกเขาใหญ่, นกเขาหลวง
  • Distribution: ​​(by ssp.) [1] [3]
    Streptopelia chinensis chinensis: Myanmar to e China and Taiwan
    Streptopelia chinensis tigrina: N India to Malaya, Indochina, Philippines, Gr. and Lesser Sundas
    Streptopelia chinensis [suratensis or ceylonensis]: Pakistan, Nepal and India to Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Assam
  • IUCN Red List: Least Concern. Population increasing. ​[2]
  • Image locations: Bangkok
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations
Images of Streptopelia chinensis from Thailand.
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Spotted dove Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1768) Bangkok, September, 2012
References:
​[1] Avibase - accessed 23 June 2020.
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[2] BirdLife International. 2016. Spilopelia chinensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T60482887A95160992. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T60482887A95160992.en. Downloaded on 23 June 2020.​
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​​[3] Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ on 03 August 2020.