Sulawesi Ground-dove (Gallicolumba tristigmata)

Other Names (World)
Sulawesi Ground-Dove, Sulawesi Quail-dove, Sulawesi Ground Dove

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
32 - 35 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Bonaparte, 1855)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 2,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Sulawesi Ground Dove (Gallicolumba tristigmata) [XC366995]
by id from Birdworld, Farnham, Surrey, United Kingdom (call, song)

Subspecies
A distinctive form of uncertain affinities, considered to be most closely allied to the bleeding-heart superspecies (Luzon Bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba luzonica) and allies) and to Cinnamon Ground-dove (Gallicolumba rufigula). Has been placed in its own subgenus, Diopezus, by some authorities.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

tristigmata (Bonaparte, 1855) - Northern and north-central Sulawesi.
bimaculata (Salvadori, 1892) - Southern Sulawesi.
auripectus Stresemann, 1941 - South-central and south-eastern Sulawesi.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Sulawesi Ground-dove (Gallicolumba tristigmata) - 10 files

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