Check List 9(2): 432-433, doi: 10.15560/9.2.432
Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis (Columbiformes: Columbidae): first record for the Madeira Archipelago, Portugal
expand article infoRicardo Rocha‡
‡ Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Corresponding author: Ricardo Rocha ( ricardo.nature@gmail.com )

© 2017 Ricardo Rocha.
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Citation: Rocha R (2013) Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis (Columbiformes: Columbidae): first record for the Madeira Archipelago, Portugal. Check List 9(2): 432-433. https://doi.org/10.15560/9.2.432
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Abstract
An adult Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) was recorded in Deserta Grande Island, Desertas Islands Nature Reserve, Madeira Archipelago, Portugal. This represents the first record of the species for the archipelago and the third confirmed record of S. senegalensis in Portugal.
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