Hi all,
I’m wondering if anyone has heard of Emerald dove race / subspp. yamashinai turning up in Australia? This is the Japanese version. I ask in relation to an information request regarding Low Isles, and because it’s endangered in Japan it has come up in relation to JAMBA.
Any help appreciated.
Regards,
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I know of no evidence of the occurrence of any northern hemisphere Emerald Dove in Australia. Moreover, the existence of that race is not recognised by Gibbs et al. (2001) in ‘Pigeons & Doves of the World’, Pica Press. Apparently the nominate race Calcophaps indica occurs on the Japanese island of Yaeyama and until recently that would be the species but not the race occurring on the Low Isles which would have been C. i. chrysochlora . Nowadays, the taxa would be considered as different species, the Japanese bird called Common Emerald Dove C. indica which occurs only on Christmas Island in Australia, whilst the Low Isles birds are Pacific Emerald Dove C. longirostris. So the link with Japan (JAMBA) is because of the Christmas Island birds at a specific not subspecific level.
Mike Carter 30 Canadian Bay Road Mount Eliza VIC 3930 Tel (03) 9787 7136