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Columbiformes / Columbidae / Nesoenas

Malagasy Turtle Dove

Nesoenas picturatus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (matdov1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Nesoenas

Subspecies (5)

Nesoenas picturatus aldabranus

Amirante Islands
Nesoenas picturatus comorensis

Comoros
Nesoenas picturatus coppingeri

Aldabra and Cosmoledo Atoll (southwestern Seychelles) and Îles Glorieuses (off northern Madagascar)
Nesoenas picturatus picturatus

Madagascar
Nesoenas picturatus rostratus

Seychelles

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (matdov1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.