...The subfamily Columba consists of only three species of the genus Goura , endemic to New Guinea, while the subfamily Columba includes only one species, the large-billed pigeon, endemic to Samoa. Nine species are distributed in Japan: the Japanese wood pigeon Columba janthina , the Ryukyu wood pigeon C. jouyi , the Ogasawara wood pigeon C. versicolor , the grey-collared pigeon Streptopelia decaocto (illustration), the red dove S. tranquebarica , the Oriental turtle dove S. orientalis (illustration), the Japanese green pigeon Chalcophaps indica , the Japanese green pigeon Sphenurus sieboldii , and the Japanese green pigeon S. formosae , endemic to the Ogasawara Islands and the Ryukyu wood pigeon Sphenurus formosae, respectively. The very similar species, the Japanese wood pigeon, is found in the Izu Islands and on the remote islands of southwestern Japan; it is a large, shiny, purple-black pigeon. *Some of the terminology that mentions "Chalcophaps indica" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…カンムリバト亜科はニューギニア地方特産で,カンムリバト属Gouraの3種だけからなり,オオハシバト亜科はサモア島特産のオオハシバト1種だけを含む。 日本にはカラスバトColumba janthina,リュウキュウカラスバトC.jouyi,オガサワラカラスバトC.versicolor,シラコバトStreptopelia decaocto(イラスト),ベニバトS.tranquebarica,キジバトS.orientalis(イラスト),キンバトChalcophaps indica,アオバトSphenurus sieboldii,ズアカアオバトS.formosaeの9種が分布するが,小笠原諸島特産のオガサワラカラスバトと琉球諸島特産のリュウキュウカラスバトは絶滅した。これらによく似たカラスバトは伊豆諸島や西南日本の離島に分布し,全身光沢を帯びた紫黒色の大型のハトである。… ※「Chalcophaps indica」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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