Thursday, 16 October 2014

Eastern Spotted Dove

Order - Columbiformes 鸽形目
Family - Columbidae 鸠鸽科 (Pigeons, Doves)
Genus - Spilopelia 珠颈斑鸠属

Eastern Spotted Dove
Spilopelia chinensis
珠颈斑鸠



    Size : 27.5–30 cm; 106–198 g
             
    Subspecies and Distribution
  • Spilopelia chinensis chinensis (Scopoli, 1786)
    – Myanmar to C & E China (Sichuan, W Yunnan and Hainan N & E to Hebei)
    and Taiwan.
  • Spilopelia chinensis tigrina (Temminck, 1810)
    – Bangladesh, extreme NE India, Myanmar and Thailand through Indochina, Philippines and Greater and Lesser Sundas to Timor.
    Introduced to Sulawesi (including many satellite islands), Moluccas (Buru,
    Banda, Ambon, Seram, Sawai, Obi, Bacan, Halmahera, Haruku, Loleba Besar,
    Morotai, Ternate, Tidore, Sula, Kai Kecil), Mauritius, E Australia and Tasmania,
    New Zealand (Auckland), New Caledonia, Fiji (Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Taveuni,
    Lau Is), Hawaii (Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Maui, Hawai) and continental USA
    (California); formerly New Britain (Rabul).


Date : 21 March 2014
香港仔隧道, 香港岛, 香港
Aberdeen Tunnel, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong

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