About Nesoenas picturatus (Temminck, 1813)
The Malagasy turtle dove, also known as the Madagascar turtle dove, has the scientific name Nesoenas picturatus (Temminck, 1813). It is a bird species that belongs to Columbidae, the pigeon and dove family. This species occurs across Madagascar, Mauritius, the Comoros, Réunion, Mayotte, the Seychelles, and the Chagos archipelago.