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* [[Red turtle dove]], ''Streptopelia tranquebarica''
* [[Red turtle dove]], ''Streptopelia tranquebarica''


The genera ''[[Spilopelia]]'' and ''[[Nesoenas]]'' have sometimes been placed in ''Streptopelia'', but have since been separated out, as this makes the genus polyphyletic.
The genera ''[[Spilopelia]]'' and ''[[Nesoenas]]'' were formerly placed in ''Streptopelia'', but have since been separated out to make the genus [[monophyletic]].<ref name=Johnson/><ref name=ioc/>


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Streptopelia
The Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto) is a typical and widespread member of the collared doves
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Subfamily: Columbinae
Genus: Streptopelia
Bonaparte, 1855
Species

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Streptopelia is a genus of birds in the pigeon and dove family Columbidae. These are mainly slim, small to medium-sized species. The upperparts tend to be pale brown, and the underparts are often a shade of pink. Many have a characteristic black-and-white patch on the neck, and monotonous cooing songs.

The heartland of this genus is Africa, but several species occur in tropical southern Asia. As a group, this genus is highly successful; many species are abundant in a range of habitats in the tropics, and two now have a much more extensive distribution. The Eurasian collared dove, Streptopelia decaocto, naturally expanded out of its original range of the warmer temperate regions from south east Europe to Japan to colonise the rest of Europe, reaching as far west as Great Britain by 1960, and Ireland soon after. It has also been introduced into the US and, as of 1999 it had been reported from 22 states and was still spreading rapidly.

Taxonomy

The genus Streptopelia was introduced in 1855 by the French ornithologist Charles Lucien Bonaparte.[1] The name is from the Ancient Greek streptos meaning "collar" and peleia meaning "dove".[2] Also in 1855, the English zoologist George Robert Gray designated the type species as Streptopelia risoria, the Barbary dove.[3][4] Although Streptopelia risoria has been confirmed as a valid name by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature,[5] the Barbary dove may be a domesticated form of the African collared dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea).[6]

A DNA sequence analysis has concluded that the genus consists of three distinct lineages. One contains the laughing dove and the spotted dove, which have long been recognized as having distinct morphology and behavior. The second group contains most of the other species, except the Malagasy turtle dove and the pink pigeon, which appear to be the surviving species of an endemic Madagascar/Mascarenes radiation and have at times been placed in other genera. The two-species lineages appear to be each other's closest relatives and cannot be firmly assigned to either Columba or Streptopelia (although overall they seem to be close to the latter). Thus, it might be best to split the two minor lineages off as distinct genera, namely Spilopelia for the first (which although not having priority over Stigmatopelia, which occurs earlier on the page,[7] is chosen on the first reviser principle) and Nesoenas for the last.[8]

Species

 
Phylogenetic position based on Johnson et al. (2001).[8]
The Spilopelia group (here: spotted dove, S. chinensis) has a multi-spotted neck pattern, unlike other Old World doves
The Nesoenas group (here: Malagasy turtle dove, N. picturatus/S. picturata) has a reddish hue and no conspicuous neck pattern; they are found in the Madagascar region

The genus contains 13 species:[9]

The genera Spilopelia and Nesoenas were formerly placed in Streptopelia, but have since been separated out to make the genus monophyletic.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ Bonaparte, Charles Lucien (1855). "Coup d'oeil sur les pigeons (quatrième partie)". Compte Rendus Hebdomadaire des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences (in French). 40: 15–24 [17].
  2. ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 367. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
  3. ^ Gray, George Robert (1855). Catalogue of the Genera and Subgenera of Birds Contained in the British Museum. London: British Museum. p. 150.
  4. ^ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1937). Check-list of Birds of the World. Vol. Volume 3. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 88. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)
  5. ^ ICZN (International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature) (2008). "Opinion 2215 (Case 3380), Streptopelia risoria (Linnaeus, 1758) (Aves, Columbidae): priority maintained". Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 65: 327–328. doi:10.21805/bzn.v65i4.a2.
  6. ^ Baptista, L.F.; Trail, P.W.; Horblit, H.M.; Boesman, P.; Garcia, E.F.J. (2020). del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). "African Collared-dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  7. ^ Sundevall, Carl (1872). Methodi naturalis avium disponendarum tentamen. Försök till fogelklassens naturenliga uppställnung. Stockholm: Samson and Wallin. p. 100.
  8. ^ a b c Johnson, K.P.; De Kort, S.; Dinwoodey, K.; Mateman, A.C.; Ten Cate, C.; Lessells, C.M.; Clayton, D.H. (2001). "A molecular phylogeny of the dove genera Streptopelia and Columba". Auk. 118 (4): 874–887. doi:10.1642/0004-8038(2001)118[0874:AMPOTD]2.0.CO;2.
  9. ^ a b Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (2020). "Pigeons". IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 27 February 2020.

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