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Stephan’s Emerald Dove
Chalcophaps stephani
Stephan's Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps stephani) — Pigeons & Doves of Australia & Oceania.
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The Stephan’s Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps stephani) is a member of the Columbidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 129 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Columbiformes
- Family Columbidae Pigeons, Doves
- Genus Chalcophaps
- Species stephani
Where it lives
Sulawesi to New Guinea and satellites, Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is.
Quick facts
- Weight
- 129 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Columbidae
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Stephan’s Emerald Dove is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of open forest, it uses a wide range of foraging strategies.
Migration
The Stephan’s Emerald Dove is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Stephan’s Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps stephani) belongs to the Columbidae family of the order Columbiformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU Sulawesi to New Guinea and satellites, Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 129 g, with a wing length of about 13.6 cm and a tail of around 8.4 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 867,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Stephan’s Emerald Dove?
The Stephan’s Emerald Dove is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 129 g.
Where does the Stephan’s Emerald Dove live?
The Stephan’s Emerald Dove is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU Sulawesi to New Guinea and satellites, Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Stephan’s Emerald Dove belong to?
The Stephan’s Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps stephani) belongs to the Columbidae family, in the order Columbiformes.
What does the Stephan’s Emerald Dove eat?
The Stephan’s Emerald Dove is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Stephan’s Emerald Dove migrate?
The Stephan’s Emerald Dove is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Stephan’s Emerald Dove endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Stephan’s Emerald Dove make?
1 real field recording of the Stephan’s Emerald Dove — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Stephan’s Emerald Dove's range?
The Stephan’s Emerald Dove has a mapped global range of about 867,000 km².
Conservation
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A field guide to the Columbidae family — 352 species in the Birbs encyclopedia, with the best-known members to start with.