Sunda collared dove

Sunda collared dove
Sunda collared dove in Baluran National Park, Java
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Streptopelia
Species:
S. bitorquata
Binomial name
Streptopelia bitorquata
(Temminck, 1809)

The Sunda collared dove (Streptopelia bitorquata), sometimes referred to as the island collared dove, Javanese turtle dove, Javanese collared dove, or Indonesian collared dove, is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. Sometimes confused with the Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto) which is very similar in appearance, the Sunda collared dove is a small to medium-sized bird, native to the tropical and subtropical islands of Indonesia.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Streptopelia bitorquata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22727521A94951621. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22727521A94951621.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.