NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Sunda Collared Dove
Streptopelia bitorquata (Temminck, 1809)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Sunda collared dove (Streptopelia bitorquata), sometimes referred to as the island collared dove, Javanese turtle dove, Javanese collared dove, or Indonesian collared dove, is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. Sometimes confused with the Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto) which is very similar in appearance, the Sunda collared dove is a small to medium-sized bird, native to the tropical and subtropical islands of Indonesia.
Wikipedia contributors, Sunda collared dove; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:17:50.813519+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Streptopelia bitorquata (Temminck, 1809)
- Name authority
- (Temminck, 1809)
- Common name
- Sunda Collared Dove
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Columbidae
- Genus
- Streptopelia
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderColumbiformes
- familyColumbidae
- subfamilyColumbinae
- genusStreptopelia Bonaparte, 1855
- speciesStreptopelia bitorquata (Temminck, 1809)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Streptopelia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Vinaceous DoveStreptopelia vinacea (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur (Linnaeus, 1758) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red Collared DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica (Hermann, 1804) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-winged Collared DoveStreptopelia reichenowi (Erlanger, 1901) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis (Latham, 1790) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Burmese Collared DoveStreptopelia xanthocycla (Newman, 1906) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Streptopelia bitorquata bitorquata (Temminck, 1809) (Temminck, 1809) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Southern Asia
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=177137 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6ZXPQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.