Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Stephan's Dove (Chalcophaps stephani) - HBW 4, p. 151
French: Colombine d'Étienne
German: Stephantaube
Spanish: Palomita Esmeralda Dorsiparda
Other common names: Brown-backed Emerald/Brown-backed Green-winged Dove
Taxonomy: Chalcophaps stephani Pucheran, 1853, Triton Bay, New Guinea.
Genus shows affinities to both Australian bronzewings (Phaps and allies) and African spotwinged doves (Turtur). Present species closely related to C. indica. Validity of race wallacei has been queried, but appears to be valid. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- wallacei Brüggemann, 1877 - Sulawesi and Sula Is (Taliabu).
- stephani Pucheran, 1853 - Kai, Aru and W Papuan Is through New Guinea (with Yapen I and Karkar I) to Bismarck Archipelago (including Admiralty and Lihir Is) and D'Entrecasteaux Is .
- mortoni E. P. Ramsay, 1882 - Solomon Is (Bougainville to San Cristobal and Santa Ana).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Male and then female bird moving and feeding in the grass. Locality Manus Island, Admiralty Islands, Bismarck Archipelago
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 20 July 2008 3 years ago 21 sec 3 -
A bird walking around on a track at dusk Locality New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago (ssp stephani)
Keith Blomerley 31 August 2008 3 years ago 20 sec 2
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An individual on the ground, in the south-east asian birds aviary of Jurong Bird Park
Locality Jurong Bird Park, Singapore
Pierre de Chabannes 1 January 2009 2 years ago 3
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