Brown-capped Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps longirostris)

Other Names (World)
Brown-capped Emerald Dove, Pacific Emerald Dove

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
23 - 27 cm

First Described (Guide)
Gould, 1848

Range (Guide)

Northern Australia, in northern western Australia (Kimberley region) and northern Territory.

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

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (17)...)

Pacific Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps longirostris) [XC157514]
by Fernand Deroussen from Benaraby, Queensland, Australia (song)

Pacific Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps longirostris) [XC354645]
by Marc Anderson from Maleny, Sunshine Coast Regional, Queensland, Australia (call, song)

Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica).

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

timorensis Bonaparte, 1856 - Eastern Lesser Sundas.
longirostris Gould, 1848 - Northern Australia, in northern western Australia (Kimberley region) and northern Territory. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica).
rogersi Mathews, 1912 - Eastern Lesser Sundas, eastern Australia, New Guinea and adj. islands.
sandwichensis Ramsay, EP, 1878 - Santa Cruz Is, Banks Is and Vanuatu, and New Caledonia. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Brown-capped Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps longirostris) - 10 files

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