blue-spotted wood dove

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q482088
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blue-spotted wood dove

Summary

blue-spotted wood dove is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #1,622 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • blue-spotted wood dove's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • blue-spotted wood dove is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • blue-spotted wood dove's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • blue-spotted wood dove is classified within Turtur[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, blue-spotted wood dove is Turtur afer[7].
  • blue-spotted wood dove's Commons category is recorded as Turtur afer[8].
  • blue-spotted wood dove's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/2c04922c-82dd-4718-ab22-c9772408de9c[9].
  • blue-spotted wood dove's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'T. afer'}[10].
  • blue-spotted wood dove is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Blue-spotted Wood Dove'}[11].
  • blue-spotted wood dove is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Stahlflecktaube'}[12].
  • blue-spotted wood dove is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Palomita aliazul'}[13].
  • blue-spotted wood dove is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'tortoreta alablava'}[14].
  • blue-spotted wood dove is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'hrdlička modroskvrnná'}[15].
  • blue-spotted wood dove is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'sinitähn-halatuvi'}[16].
  • blue-spotted wood dove is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Blåflekkalvedue'}[17].
  • blue-spotted wood dove is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Стальнопятнистая лесная горлица'}[18].
  • blue-spotted wood dove is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'アオフバト'}[19].
  • blue-spotted wood dove is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Stålpletdue'}[20].
  • blue-spotted wood dove is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'sinitäpläkyyhky'}[21].
  • blue-spotted wood dove is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'acélfoltos erdeigerle'}[22].
  • blue-spotted wood dove is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'turkaweczka modroplamkowa'}[23].
  • blue-spotted wood dove is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'bronzovka malá'}[24].
  • blue-spotted wood dove is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'blåfläcksduva'}[25].
  • blue-spotted wood dove is commonly known as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Blouvlekduifie'}[26].
  • blue-spotted wood dove is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Staalvlekduif'}[27].

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Classification

blue-spotted wood dove's scientific name is Turtur afer[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Turtur[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Blue-spotted Wood Dove'}[11], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Stahlflecktaube'}[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Palomita aliazul'}[13], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'tortoreta alablava'}[14], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'hrdlička modroskvrnná'}[15], and {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'sinitähn-halatuvi'}[16].

Identifiers

blue-spotted wood dove's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 3326[28]. blue-spotted wood dove's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 187143[29]. blue-spotted wood dove's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5231792[30]. blue-spotted wood dove's ITIS TSN is recorded as 563621[31].

Why It Matters

blue-spotted wood dove ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #1,622 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Litter size {'amount': '+2'}
    Taxon range Africa, Burkina Faso
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