Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis (Columbiformes: Columbidae): first record for the Madeira Archipelago, Portugal

By

Rocha, Ricardo

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2013-5-1

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

9

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

432--433

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/9.2.432

 

Abstract

An adult Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) was recorded in Deserta Grande Island, Desertas Islands Nature Reserve, Madeira Archipelago, Portugal. This represents the first record of the species for the archipelago and the third confirmed record of S. senegalensis in Portugal.