# Lemon dove (*Columba larvata*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/lemon-dove  
Data as of: 2026-11-11

The lemon dove (Columba larvata) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh 135.5 g to 155 g.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 135.5 g – 155 g |
| Length | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Diet | Granivore |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest |
| Young per litter or clutch | 1.94 – 2 |
| Lifestyle | Terrestrial |
| Migration | Sedentary |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | Not recorded |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Aves
- order: Columbiformes
- family: Columbidae
- genus: Columba
- species: *Columba larvata* Temminck, 1809

Synonyms: *Aplopelia larvata*, *Aplopelia larvata hypoleuca*, *Columba larvata hypoleuca*, *Columba larvata larvata*, *Haplopelia hypoleuca*

## Common questions

### 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

- [An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1), 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](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7), 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](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), 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](https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0, 2026-11-11. Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).

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