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The spotted dove was formally described in 1786 by the Austrian naturalist Giovanni Antonio Scopoli and given the binomial name Columba chinensis. [2] Scopoli based his account on "La tourterelle gris de la Chine" that had been described and illustrated in 1782 by the French naturalist Pierre Sonnerat in the second volume of his book Voyage aux Indes orientales et à la Chine. [3]
Quercus shumardii, the Shumard oak, spotted oak, Schneck oak, Shumard red oak, or swamp red oak, is one of the largest of the oak species in the red oak group (Quercus section Lobatae). It is closely related to Quercus buckleyi (Texas red oak), Quercus texana (Nuttall's red oak), and Quercus gravesii (Chisos red oak).
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Quercus nigra, the water oak, is an oak in the red oak group (Quercus sect. Lobatae), native to the eastern and south-central United States, found in all the coastal states from New Jersey to Texas, and inland as far as Oklahoma, Kentucky, and southern Missouri. [3] It occurs in lowlands and up to 450 meters (1,480 feet) in elevation.
IOC sequence Common name Binomial name + authority Range Image 1: Rock dove: Columba livia Gmelin, JF, 1789: Worldwide - widespread: 2: Hill pigeon: Columba rupestris Pallas, 1811: EU: China, Himalayas, and Central Asia
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High quality large image. FP on Commons Articles in which this image appears Spotted dove FP category for this image Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds Creator Charlesjsharp. Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp 14:25, 30 June 2021 (UTC) Support. MER-C 18:38, 4 July 2021 (UTC) Support No problems spotted, dove.