Sri Lanka Wood-Pigeon Columba torringtoniae Scientific name definitions
- VU Vulnerable
- Names (20)
- Monotypic
Luis F. Baptista, Pepper W. Trail, H. M. Horblit, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 14, 2017
Text last updated January 14, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | colom de Sri Lanka |
| Czech | holub srílanský |
| Dutch | Ceylonese Houtduif |
| English | Sri Lanka Wood-Pigeon |
| English (UK) | Sri Lanka Woodpigeon |
| English (United States) | Sri Lanka Wood-Pigeon |
| French | Pigeon de Ceylan |
| French (France) | Pigeon de Ceylan |
| German | Ceylontaube |
| Japanese | セイロンカノコモリバト |
| Norwegian | singaleserdue |
| Polish | gołąb liliowy |
| Russian | Цейлонский вяхирь |
| Serbian | Cejlonski šumski golub |
| Slovak | holub fialkastý |
| Spanish | Paloma de Ceilán |
| Spanish (Spain) | Paloma de Ceilán |
| Swedish | ceylonduva |
| Turkish | Seylan Tahtalısı |
| Ukrainian | Голуб цейлонський |
Columba torringtoniae (Blyth & Kelaart, 1853)
PROTONYM:
Palumbus Torringtoni
Blyth & Kelaart, 1853. Prodromus Faunæ Zeylanicæ; being contributions to the zoology of Ceylon Append.C, p.35.
TYPE LOCALITY:
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- COLUMBA
- columba
- torringtoni / torringtoniae / torringtonii
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Sri Lanka Wood-Pigeon
