Chalcophaps indica(Linnaeus, 1758)

Emerald dove

Image acquired with permission from the Natural History Museum at Tring, United Kingdom. Specimen collected by A. R. Wallace. Specimen locality: Lombok
Label transcription: [Collected by A.R. Wallace. 1856 Chalc. Javanica ♂ Lombock. 48.] [No. Brit. Mus. Reg. 57.6.10.11. ♂ Chalcophaps indica, Linn Loc. Lombock. Ex. Coll. Wallace]

NOTE:
Species known to occur in Singapore.
Imaged Wallace Specimen from Lombok.

Yuchen Ang

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Taxon Information

Classification:

Vertebrata: Aves: Columbiformes: Columbidae (Pigeons & Doves)

Taxon Name (original as given on label):

Chalcophaps indica

Collector:

A.R. Wallace

Locality of Specimen:

Lombok, Java

Specimen Repository:

Natural History Museum Tring