Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis Scientific name definitions
- Names (40)
- Subspecies (4)
Kimball L. Garrett and Ronald L. Walker
Version: 1.2 — Published October 24, 2023
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Assamese | পাতি কপৌ |
| Catalan | tórtora colltacada oriental |
| Chinese | 珠頸斑鳩 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 珠頸斑鳩 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 珠颈斑鸠 |
| Croatian | pjegava grlica |
| Czech | hrdlička kropenatá |
| Dutch | Parelhalstortel |
| English | Spotted Dove |
| English (HAW) | ʻEhakō - Spotted Dove |
| English (United States) | Spotted Dove |
| French | Tourterelle tigrine |
| French (France) | Tourterelle tigrine |
| German | Perlhalstaube |
| Gujarati | તલિયો હોલો |
| Hebrew | תור נקוד |
| Hindi | चितरोखा फाख्ता |
| Icelandic | Flekkdúfa |
| Indonesian | Tekukur biasa |
| Japanese | カノコバト |
| Korean | 목점박이비둘기 |
| Malayalam | അരിപ്രാവ് |
| Marathi | ठिपकेवाला कवडा |
| Norwegian | perlekragedue |
| Odia | ଗୁଡ଼ିଖାଇ କପତ |
| Polish | synogarlica perłoszyja |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Rola-malhada |
| Punjabi (India) | ਚੀਨੀ ਘੁੱਗੀ |
| Russian | Китайская горлица |
| Serbian | Pegava grlica |
| Slovak | hrdlička perlokrká |
| Slovenian | Biserna grlica |
| Spanish | Tórtola Moteada |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Paloma de Oriente |
| Spanish (Spain) | Tórtola moteada |
| Swedish | pärlhalsduva |
| Telugu | చుక్కల గువ్వ |
| Thai | นกเขาใหญ่ |
| Turkish | Küpeli Üveyik |
| Ukrainian | Горлиця китайська |
Revision Notes
Shawn M. Billerman revised the Systematics page, and standardized the account with Clements taxonomy. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structures page.
Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786)
PROTONYM:
Columba chinensis
Scopoli, 1786. Deliciae Florae et Faunae Insubricae 2, p.94.
TYPE LOCALITY:
China, restricted to Canton, by Stresemann, injra, p. 67.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- Spilopelia
- chinense / chinensis
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