WoRMS taxon details
Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837)
AphiaID: 212730
AphiaID: 212730
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Tetrapoda (Superclass) > Aves (Class) > Columbiformes (Order) > Columbidae (Family) > Streptopelia (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | ||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Streptopelia Bonaparte, 1855 | ||||||||||||||||
| Source |
basis of record: Urban, E.K., C.H. Fry & S. Keith (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. Academic Press, London. [details] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Distribution | Kenya [details] Mozambique [details] Somalia [details] South Africa (country) [details] Tanzania [details] | ||||||||||||||||
| Links | To Biodiversity Heritage Library (52 publications) To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 6 proteins) To IUCN Red List To ITIS | ||||||||||||||||
| Note |
Description: Length: 30-36 cm. Plumage: above brown with dark brown wings; crown grey; face and below vinous pink with grey lower belly; tail blackish at base with broad grey band at tip. Immature with pale rufous above; obscure black nuchal band. Bare parts: iris orange to red; eyering dark red; bill black with powdery blue cere; feet and legs purplish red. Habitat: found in mangrove, but any other wooded area will do. Resident. <389><391><393> [details] | ||||||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212730 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: Adriaens, P. (2013). Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212730 on 2013-05-24 | |||||||||||||||||
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