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Species profile—Spilopelia chinensis (spotted dove)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Columbidae (pigeons and doves) → Spilopelia chinensis (spotted dove)

Photo of Spilopelia chinensis (spotted dove) - Jones, K.,Ken Jones,2012

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Columbidae (pigeons and doves)
Scientific name
Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786)
Common name
spotted dove
WildNet taxon ID
1774
Synonym(s)
Streptopelia chinensis
Alternate name(s)
spotted turtle-dove
Chinese turtle-dove
Indian turtle-dove
indian laceneck
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Introduced
Pest status
Feral Animal
Species environment
Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1774.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024