Species profile
Brown-capped Emerald Dove
Chalcophaps longirostris
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AU. Breeding subregions are se Lesser Sundas, n, c Australia, e New Guinea and se satellites to Vanuatu and New Caledonia.
- Scientific name
- Chalcophaps longirostris
- Family
- Columbidae
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Genus
- Chalcophaps
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Brown-capped Emerald Dove in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Columbidae
- Adamawa Turtle-dove (Streptopelia hypopyrrha)
- Afep Pigeon (Columba unicincta)
- African Green-pigeon (Treron calvus)
- African Olive-pigeon (Columba arquatrix)
- Amboyna cuckoo-dove (Columba amboinensis)
- Amethyst Brown-dove (Phapitreron amethystinus)
- Andaman Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia rufipennis)
- Andaman Green-pigeon (Treron chloropterus)