Malagasy Turtle Dove bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsMadagascan Turtle Dove, Madagascar Dove, Turtle Dove, Painted Dove, Madagascar Turtle Dove, Madagascar Turtle-Dove, Malagasy Turtle-Dove, Seychelles turtle dove
Old latin name for birdStreptopelia picturata, Nesoenas picturata, Columba picturata
OrderPigeons and doves / Columbiformes
FamilyPigeons, Doves / Columbidae
GenusNesoenas
Breeding regionAfrica
Breeding subregionMadagascar region and (perhaps introduced) Chagos Arch. (wc Indian Ocean)

Malagasy Turtle Dove bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Bernard BOUSQUET
    Madagascar
  • 2.
    Call, © Phil Gregory
    Madagascar
  • 3.
    Song, © Albert Lastukhin & Alexandr Shirjaev
    Mauritius
  • 4.
    Call, © Mike Nelson
    Madagascar
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    Song, © Mike Nelson
    Madagascar
  • 6.
    Song, © Albert Lastukhin & Alexandr Shirjaev
    Mauritius
  • 7.
    Male, song, © Albert Lastukhin
    Madagascar
  • 8.
    Call, © Mike Nelson
    Madagascar
  • 9.
    Song, © Patrik Åberg
    Madagascar
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Malagasy Turtle Dove subspecies (5)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Nesoenas picturatus aldabranusAmirantes group (c Seychelles)-Yes
Nesoenas picturatus comorensisComoros-No
Nesoenas picturatus coppingeriAldabra and Cosmoledo (Aldabra group, sw Seychelles) and Iles Glorieuses (nw of Madagascar)-No
Nesoenas picturatus picturatusMadagascar; introduced ne Seychelles, Mauritius-No
Nesoenas picturatus rostratusInner Is. (ne Seychelles; most now hybrids with introduced picturatus)-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
BashkirМадагаскар әберсене
Catalantórtora de Madagascar
Chinese马岛斑鸠
Chinese (Traditional)馬達加斯加斑鳩
Croatianmadagaskarska gugutka
Czechhrdlička madagaskarská, Hrdlicka madagaskarská
DanishMadagaskardue
DutchMadagaskartortel
EsperantoMadagaskara turto
Estonianmalagassi tuvi
Finnishmadagaskarinturturikyyhky
FrenchPigeon peint, Tourterelle malgache, Tourterelle de Madagascar, Tourterelle peinte, Pigeon de Madagascar
GermanMadagaskar-Turteltaube, Madagaskarturteltaube, Madagaskartaube, Turteltaube
Hungarianmadagaszkári gerle
ItalianTortora del Madagascar
Japaneseマダガスカルキジバト
Lithuanianmadagaskarinis purplelis
MalagasyDeho, Domohina, finengo, Pakatovo, Dehoke
Norwegianumbradue, Umbradue
Norwegian NynorskUmbradue
PolishTurkawka zwyczajna, synogarlica brunatna
Portugueserolinha-de-madagascar, pombo-malgaxe, pomba-malgaxe
RussianМадагаскарский голубь, Мадагаскарская горлица
SerbianMadagaskarska grlica
Slovakhrdlička maľovaná
SpanishTórtola malgache
Swedishmadagaskarduva
TurkishMadagaskar Kumrusu
Ukrainianгорлиця мадагаскарська