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Common Emerald Dove

Chalcophaps indica · Family Columbidae

Chalcophaps indica

Family Columbidae

Order
Columbiformes
Family
Columbidae
GBIF occurrence records
161,035
Countries and territories with records
40
Common Emerald Dove
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About this species

This species has 161,035 occurrence records from 40 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from India (37.3%), Taiwan (17.9%), Thailand (8.3%), Malaysia (7.1%) and Sri Lanka (5.9%); together they account for 76.4% of the total. In India, this species accounts for 0.098% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Chalcophaps indica combines the genus name Chalcophaps with the species epithet indica. The Warbla app catalog lists 3 species of the genus Chalcophaps; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Chalcophaps longirostris and Chalcophaps stephani.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 314 species of the family Columbidae. This species ranks 35th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Zenaida macroura. Its record count is 54.3% of the family average (296,782). The family Columbidae belongs to the order Columbiformes, which has 314 species in the Warbla app catalog.

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