Stephan's Emerald Dove

Chalcophaps stephani Reichenbach, 1851

129 gWeight

Stephan's emerald dove, also known as Stephan's dove (Chalcophaps stephani), is a species of bird in the pigeon family Columbidae.

Busiest months: July–August · Most records: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: July–August · Most records: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands

Stephan's Emerald Dove has been recorded at 51 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

West Waigeo birding roadIndonesia164 records
Tangkoko Batuangus NR – Forest andIndonesia161 records
Kulu RiverPapua New Guinea148 records

More places

Garu WMAPapua New Guinea105 records
Varirata National ParkPapua New Guinea46 records
West Waigeo forest - Red and Wilson's BOP sites areaIndonesia46 records
MalagufukIndonesia44 records
Dumoga-Bone (Bogani Nani Wartabone) NP – TambunIndonesia42 records
Walindi Dive ResortPapua New Guinea40 records
Elevala and Ketu RiversPapua New Guinea28 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Indonesia Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

Stephan's emerald dove, also known as Stephan's dove (Chalcophaps stephani), is a species of bird in the pigeon family Columbidae. Formally described by the French zoologist Jacques Pucheran in 1853, the dove is named after Étienne Jacquinot, the father of the French naturalist Honoré Jacquinot. The emerald dove has a large range in Indonesia and Melanesia, stretching from Sulawesi and Taliabu east through most of lowland New Guinea and its satellite islands to the Admiralty Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, and Solomon Islands.

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Questions

How big is the Stephan's Emerald Dove?

The Stephan's Emerald Dove weighs around 129 g.

Where does the Stephan's Emerald Dove live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: Sulawesi to New Guinea and satellites, Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Islands. It is most often recorded in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands.