Stephan's Dove (Chalcophaps stephani)

Other Names (World)
Stephan's Dove, Brown-backed Emerald Dove, Brown-backed Green-winged Dove, Stephan's Emerald Dove

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
23 - 25 cm

First Described (Guide)
Pucheran, 1853

Habitat
Dense subtropical and tropical lowland forest.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A low mournful 'woooah', followed by a long series of 'pu' notes, starting very softly and gradually increasing in volume.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

Stephan's Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps stephani) [XC67926]
by Frank Lambert from Kai Besar, Indonesia (song)

Stephan's Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps stephani) [XC24765]
by Frank Lambert from Varirata National Park, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea (song)

Subspecies
Genus shows affinities to both Australian bronzewings (Phaps and allies) and African spotwinged doves (Turtur). Present species closely related to Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica). Validity of subspecies wallacei has been queried, but appears to be valid.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

wallacei Br�ggemann, 1877 - Sulawesi and Sula Is (Taliabu).
stephani Pucheran, 1853 - Kai, Aru and western Papuan Is through New Guinea (with Yapen I and Karkar I) to Bismarck Archipelago (including Admiralty and Lihir Is) and D'Entrecasteaux Is .
mortoni Ramsay, EP, 1882 - Solomon Is (Bougainville to San Cristobal and Santa Ana).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Stephans Dove (Chalcophaps stephani) - 10 files

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