Namaqua Dove Oena capensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (37)
- Subspecies (2)
Luis F. Baptista, Pepper W. Trail, H. M. Horblit, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 2.0 — Published October 1, 2020
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Namakwaduifie |
| Arabic | حمحم |
| Armenian | Կապյան տատրակ |
| Bulgarian | Капска гургулица |
| Catalan | tortoreta cuallarga |
| Croatian | dugorepa grlica |
| Czech | hrdlička kapská |
| Danish | Namaquadue |
| Dutch | Maskerduif |
| English | Namaqua Dove |
| English (United States) | Namaqua Dove |
| French | Tourtelette masquée |
| French (France) | Tourtelette masquée |
| German | Kaptäubchen |
| Greek | Μικροπερίστερο |
| Hebrew | תורית זנבנית |
| Hungarian | Álarcos gerle |
| Icelandic | Spördúfa |
| Italian | Tortora mascherata |
| Japanese | シッポウバト |
| Lithuanian | Ilgauodegis purplelis |
| Norwegian | maskedue |
| Persian | قمری دم دراز |
| Polish | turkaweczka czarnogardła |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Rola-rabilonga |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Rolinha-rabilonga |
| Romanian | Turturică pitică |
| Russian | Капская горлица |
| Serbian | Dugorepi golubić |
| Slovak | namakva dlhochvostá |
| Slovenian | Dolgorepa grlica |
| Spanish | Tortolita Rabilarga |
| Spanish (Spain) | Tortolita rabilarga |
| Swedish | långstjärtsduva |
| Turkish | Kap Kumrusu |
| Ukrainian | Горлиця капська |
| Zulu | unkombose |
Oena capensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
PROTONYM:
Columba capensis
Linnaeus, 1766. Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1], p.286.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cape of Good Hope.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- OENA
- capense / capensis
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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)
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Distribution of the Namaqua Dove
