Genus Spilopelia Sundevall, 1873
- Spilopelia Sundevall, C.J. 1873. Methodi Naturalis Avium Disponendarum Tentamen. Stockholm : Samson & Wallin Pt II pp. 73-187 + 12 (Appendix). [publication dated as 1872] [100] [chosen here over Stigmatopelia Sundevall, 1873, under ICZN Art 24(b); type species validly designated on p. 186 in concluding conspectus in original publication, not subsequently as Columba chinensis Scopoli, 1786, by Sharpe, R.B. 1874. Aves. Zoological Records 9: 19–60 [publication dated as 1872], see Mathews, G.M. 1930. Systema Avium Australasianarum. A systematic list of the birds of the Australasian region. Pt 2 pp. London : British Ornithologists' Union 427–1048 pp. (903)].
Type species:
Columba tigrina Temminck, 1809 by original designation (=Streptopelia chinensis tigrina (Temminck, 1809)). - Stigmatopelia Sundevall, C.J. 1873. Methodi Naturalis Avium Disponendarum Tentamen. Stockholm : Samson & Wallin Pt II pp. 73-187 + 12 (Appendix). [publication dated as 1872] [100] [type species validly designated on p. 186 in concluding conspectus in original publication, not subsequently by Sharpe, R.B. 1874. Aves. Zoological Records 9: 19–60 [publication dated as 1872]].
Type species:
Columba senegalensis Linnaeus, 1766 by original designation.Secondary source:
Sharpe, R.B. 1874. Aves. Zoological Records 9: 19-60 [publication dated as 1872].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Africa and southern Asia, east to Moluccas and eastern Lesser Sundas. Of introduced Australian members, Streptopelia chinensis chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) is indigenous to eastern China from Hopeh, Shansi and Shensi southward, including Formosa; S. c. tigrina (Temminck, 1809) occurs naturally from east Bengal through south-east Asia to the Greater and Lesser Sundas east to Timor and Babar; and S. senegalensis senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) is indigenous to Africa from Senegal south to the Gold Coast and east to Sudan and Eritrea.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL) ; WA: Carnarvon (CAR), Gascoyne (GAS), Murchison (MUR), Pilbara (PIL)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVES | 06-Oct-2020 | ADDED |