Subspecies Spilopelia senegalensis senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Columba senegalensis Linnaeus, C. 1766. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Holmiae [=Stockholm] : Laurentii Salvii, Tomus I. Regnum Animale(1) Editio duodecima, reformata [3 vols., 1766-68], 532 pp. [283] [based on La Tourterelle a gorge tachetée du Sénégal in Brisson, M.-J. 1760. Ornithologie ou méthode contenant la Division des oiseaux en Ordres, Sectiones, Genres, Espèces & leurs Variétés. Paris : J.-B. Bauche Vol. I xxiv 526 lxxiii pp. XXXVII pls (125, pl. VIII, f. 3); for fate of the Museum Réaumur, which held the type of Columba senegalensis Linnaeus, 1766, see Stresemann, E. 1952. On the birds collected by Pierre Poivre in Canton, Manila, India and Madagascar (1751–1756). Ibis 94: 499–523].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP (ex Mus. Réaumur, destroyed, figured in Brisson, M.-J. 1760. Ornithologie ou méthode contenant la Division des oiseaux en Ordres, Sectiones, Genres, Espèces & leurs Variétés. Paris : J.-B. Bauche Vol. I xxiv 526 lxxiii pp. XXXVII pls), Senegal.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Central Africa, S Egypt, W Arabia; introduced; from Perth (where introduced from 1898 on) to around urban centres and farms north to near Shark Bay, north-east to Mt Magnet and Cue, east to Kalgoorlie and Esperance, and south to Bunbury and Albany—also Garden and Rottnest Ils.
Introduced.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Carnarvon (CAR), Esperance Plains (ESP), Gascoyne (GAS), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Murchison (MUR), Pilbara (PIL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Distribution References
- Goodwin, D. 1983. Pigeons and Doves of the World. Ithaca : Cornell University Press 363 pp. 3 pls. (as Streptopelia senegalensis)
Ecological Descriptors
Aerial, diurnal, granivore, gregarious, low open woodland, peridomestic, sedentary, terrestrial, volant, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Opportunistic breeder, gardens and farms, nests in trees and shrubs.
General References
Cramp, S. (ed.) 1985. Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The Birds of the Western Palaearctic. Oxford : Oxford University Press Vol. 4 960 pp. 98 pls. (general biology and literature thereto)
Frith, H.J., McKean, J.L. & Braithwaite, L.W. 1976. Sexual cycles and food of the doves Streptopelia chinensis and S. senegalensis in Australia. The Emu 76: 15-24 (breeding, diet)
Long, J.L. 1981. Introduced Birds of the World. The worldwide history, distribution and influence of birds introduced to new environments. Illustrated by Susan Tingay. Sydney : A.H. & A.W. Reed 528 pp. (distribution, establishment)
Sedgwick, E. 1958. The introduced Turtledoves in Western Australia. Western Australian Naturalist 6: 92-100, 112-127 (successful introduction)
Stranger, R.H. 1968. A study of homing performance in the Senegal Dove. Western Australian Naturalist 11: 4-14 (movements)
Tarr, H.E. 1950. The distribution of foreign birds in Australia. The Emu 49: 189-198 (unsuccessful introductions in eastern Australia)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2020 | AVES | 20-Dec-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |