Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Sulawesi Ground-dove (Gallicolumba tristigmata) - HBW 4, p. 181
French: Gallicolombe tristigmate
German: Hopftaube
Spanish: Paloma-perdiz de Célebes
Other common names: Sulawesi Quail-dove
Taxonomy: Columba tristigmata Bonaparte, 1855, Tondano, Sulawesi.
A distinctive form of uncertain affinities, considered to be most closely allied to the bleeding-heart superspecies (G. luzonica and allies) and to G. rufigula; has been placed in its own subgenus, Diopezus, by some authorities. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- tristigmata (Bonaparte, 1855) - N & NC Sulawesi.
- bimaculata (Salvadori, 1892) - S Sulawesi.
- auripectus Stresemann, 1941 - SC & SE Sulawesi.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird walking Locality Central Park Zoo, Central Park, New York City, New York, USA (United States)
Josep del Hoyo 1 July 2005 5 years ago 17 sec 3.4
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A closeup of a perched bird's head
Locality Waddesdon Manor Aviary, Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire, England, Great Britain (ssp bimaculata)
Jonathan Beilby 1 January 2009 2 years ago 4 -
A close-up of a adult bird head.
Locality Birdworld, Farnham, Surrey, England, Great Britain (ssp bimaculata)
Tomasz Doroń 5 June 2010 1 year ago 3.6
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