Spilopelia

Bird genus - Separate Spotted Dove and Laughing Dove from Streptopelia at the generic level (Cheke 2005; BLI) based on the phylogenetic analysis of Johnson et al. (2001). Spilopelia has precedence over Stigmatopelia for this clade (Schodde 1997). Based on the degree of genetic divergence, some authorities continue to retain Spilopelia in a broader Streptopelia that includes it and Nesoenas as subgenera (Dickinson & Remsen 2013; Schodde 1997).

undefined Laughing Dove

undefined Spotted Dove