Lemon dove
Columba larvata Temminck, 1809
Status not recordedbirds
The lemon dove (Columba larvata) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh 135.5 g to 155 g.
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Quick facts about the lemon dove
- Weight
- 135.5 g – 155 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Granivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1.94 – 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the lemon dove live?
Not recorded
Is the lemon dove endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the lemon dove classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderColumbiformes
- familyColumbidae
- genusColumba
- SpeciesColumba larvata Temminck, 1809
Synonyms Aplopelia larvata, Aplopelia larvata hypoleuca, Columba larvata hypoleuca, Columba larvata larvata, Haplopelia hypoleuca
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- African lemon doveEnglish
- KaneelduifieAfrikaans
- colom carablanc africàCatalan
- holub houkavýCzech
- holub narůžovělýCzech
- OrangedueDanish
- ZimttaubeGerman
- blankmaska kolomboEsperanto
- Paloma caripálidaSpanish
- paletuviEstonian
- luumukyyhkyFinnish
- Pigeon à masque blancFrench
- bjeločeli golubCroatian
- afrikai citromgalambHungarian
- Tortora cannellaItalian
- レモンバトJapanese
- afrikinis baltaveidis karvelisLithuanian
- KaneeltortelDutch
- trolldueNorwegian
- gołąb cynamonowyPolish
- rola-canelaPortuguese
- pombo-canelaPortuguese
- Лимонная горлицаRussian
- Коричневый голубьRussian
- holub maľovanýSlovak
- Limunov golubSerbian
- citronduvaSwedish
- Ak Yüzlü GüvercinTurkish
- голуб білощокийUkrainian
- 檸檬鳩Chinese
- 非洲鸽Chinese
Relatives of the lemon dove
Other species in the same genus Columba.
Rock dove
Columba livia
Common wood pigeon
Columba palumbus
Stock dove
Columba oenas
Snow pigeon
Columba leuconota
Hill pigeon
Columba rupestris
Nilgiri wood pigeon
Columba elphinstonii
CompareLemon dove vs Rock doveLemon dove vs Common wood pigeonLemon dove vs Stock doveLemon dove vs Snow pigeon
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the lemon dove?
An adult lemon dove weighs 135.5 g – 155 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the lemon dove?
The lemon dove (Columba larvata) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
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