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Malagasy turtle dove

Nesoenas picturatus (Temminck, 1813)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The malagasy turtle dove (Nesoenas picturatus) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 176.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Malagasy turtle dove (Nesoenas picturatus)
Photo: Marion Schneider & Christoph Aistleitner · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the malagasy turtle dove

Weight
176.8 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
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the malagasy turtle dove live?

Not recorded

What is the malagasy turtle dove?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Malagasy turtle dove or Madagascar turtle dove (Nesoenas picturatus) is a bird species in the pigeon and dove family, Columbidae.

From the Wikipedia article “Malagasy turtle dove” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Malagasy_turtle_dove&oldid=1358322356), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the malagasy turtle dove endangered?

The malagasy turtle dove is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the malagasy turtle dove classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderColumbiformes
  5. familyColumbidae
  6. genusNesoenas
  7. SpeciesNesoenas picturatus (Temminck, 1813)

Synonyms Columba picturata, Columba picturata picturata, Streptopelia picturata, Streptopelia picturata, Streptopelia picturata

Other names and names in other languages (51)
  • Madagascar turtle doveEnglish
  • Madagascar turtle-doveEnglish
  • Madagascar turtle-doveEnglish
  • Madagascar turtle-doveEnglish
  • Malagasy turtle-doveEnglish
  • MATDEnglish
  • MTDOEnglish
  • قمري مدغشقرArabic
  • tórtora de MadagascarCatalan
  • hrdlička madagaskarskáCzech
  • turtur MadagasgarWelsh
  • MadagascardueDanish
  • MadagaskardueDanish
  • MadagaskartaubeGerman
  • Madagaskar-TurteltaubeGerman
  • MadagaskarturteltaubeGerman
  • Madagaskara turtoEsperanto
  • madagaskara kolomboEsperanto
  • Tórtola malgacheSpanish
  • malagassi tuviEstonian
  • madagaskarinturturikyyhkyFinnish
  • Pigeons bisetFrench
  • Pigeon de MadagascarFrench
  • Tourterelle de MadagascarFrench
  • Tourterelle malgacheFrench
  • Tourterelle peinteFrench
  • תור מדגסקרHebrew
  • madagaskarska gugutkaCroatian
  • madagaszkári gerleHungarian
  • Tortora del MadagascarItalian
  • マダガスカルキジバトJapanese
  • madagaskarinis purplelisLithuanian
  • DomohinaMalagasy
  • Мадагаскар тыргӓдӹWestern Mari
  • Mágí Bitseeʼ Noodǫ́zí Bikéyahdę́ę́ʼ hasbídíNavajo
  • MadagaskartortelDutch
  • umbradueNorwegian
  • synogarlica brunatnaPolish
  • مالاگاسی کھچوپڑا کگیWestern Panjabi
  • pomba-malgaxePortuguese
  • pombo-malgaxePortuguese
  • rolinha-de-madagascarPortuguese
  • Мадагаскарский голубьRussian
  • Мадагаскарская горлицаRussian
  • hrdlička maľovanáSlovak
  • Madagaskarska grlicaSerbian
  • madagaskarduvaSwedish
  • Madagaskar KumrusuTurkish
  • горлиця мадагаскарськаUkrainian
  • 马岛斑鸠Chinese
  • 馬達加斯加斑鳩Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the malagasy turtle dove

Other species in the same genus Nesoenas.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the malagasy turtle dove?

An adult malagasy turtle dove weighs 176.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the malagasy turtle dove endangered?

The malagasy turtle dove is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the malagasy turtle dove?

The malagasy turtle dove (Nesoenas picturatus) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

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MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{malagasy_turtle_dove_2026,
  title = {Malagasy turtle dove (Nesoenas picturatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/malagasy-turtle-dove},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}