About the Stephan's Emerald Dove
Stephan's emerald dove, also known as Stephan's dove, is a species of bird in the pigeon family Columbidae. Formally described by the French zoologist Jacques Pucheran in 1853, the dove is named after Étienne Jacquinot, the father of the French naturalist Honoré Jacquinot. The emerald dove has a large range in Indonesia and Melanesia, stretching from Sulawesi and Taliabu east through most of lowland New Guinea and its satellite islands to the Admiralty Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, and Solomon Islands. It is a forest-dwelling species that is usually seen in inland rainforests, although it can inhabit other wooded habitats like scrubby coconut plantations and coastal forests if competing…
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Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Australia.
When to see it
Peak activity in July · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Pacific Emerald DoveChalcophaps longirostrisThis is a common species in rainforest and similar dense wet woodlands, farms, gardens, mangroves, and coastal heaths.
Common Emerald DoveChalcophaps indicaThe common emerald dove is a stocky, medium-sized pigeon, typically 23–27 cm (9.1–10.6 in) in length.
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