White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala Scientific name definitions
- NT Near Threatened
- Names (29)
- Monotypic
G. Thomas Bancroft and Reed Bowman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2001
Text last updated January 1, 2001
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | colom de corona blanca |
| Czech | holub antilský |
| Dutch | Witkruinduif |
| English | White-crowned Pigeon |
| English (United States) | White-crowned Pigeon |
| French | Pigeon à couronne blanche |
| French (France) | Pigeon à couronne blanche |
| German | Weißscheiteltaube |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Ranmye tèt blanch |
| Icelandic | Hettudúfa |
| Japanese | シロボウシバト |
| Norwegian | hvitkronedue |
| Polish | gołąbczak karaibski |
| Russian | Белошапочный голубь |
| Serbian | Belokruni američki golub |
| Slovak | holub korunkatý |
| Spanish | Paloma Coronita |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Paloma Coroniblanca |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Torcaza cabeciblanca |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Paloma Coronita |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Paloma Corona Blanca |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Paloma Corona Blanca |
| Spanish (Panama) | Paloma Coroniblanca |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Paloma Cabeciblanca |
| Spanish (Spain) | Paloma coronita |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Paloma Cabeciblanca |
| Swedish | vitkronad duva |
| Turkish | Ak Tepeli Güvercin |
| Ukrainian | Голуб карибський |
Patagioenas leucocephala (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Columba leucocephala
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.164.
TYPE LOCALITY:
North America = Bahama Islands, ex Catesby.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PATAGIOENAS
- leucocephala / leucocephalos / leucocephalus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
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‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the White-crowned Pigeon
