Heads up: Some or all of the identifications affected by
this split may have been replaced with identifications of Chalcophaps. This
happens when we can't automatically assign an identification to one of the
output taxa.
Review identifications of Chalcophaps indica 3627
Following Clements, the Emerald Dove is split into two species: Asian Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica (including subspecies indica, robinsoni, natalis, minima, and augusta) and Pacific Emerald DoveChalcophaps longirostris (including subspecies rogersi, longirostris, and sandwichensis).
Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ (Link)
The distributions of the subspecies are as follows (from HBW, since it has more extensive range descriptions than Clements; HBW recognizes an extra subspecies of Asian Emerald Dove, maxima, and an extra subspecies of Pacific Emerald Dove, timorensis, not recognized by Clements):
Asian Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
C. i. indica: Indian Subcontinent (S from Himalayan foothills), S China (SE Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangxi, Hainan), Taiwan and S Ryukyu Is, and S through SE Asia and Philippines to Greater and Lesser Sundas (E to Alor), Sulawesi, Moluccas (except SE part) and W Papuan Is.
C. i. robinsoni: Sri Lanka.
C. i. natalis: Christmas I (S of Java).
C. i. minima: islands of Numfor, Biak and Mios Num (Geelvink Bay), in NW New Guinea.
C. i. augusta: Nicobar Is.
C. i. maxima: Andaman Is.
Pacific Emerald DoveChalcophaps longirostris
C. l. rogersi: coastal New Guinea (from Astrolabe Bay in N and Hall Sound in S) E to Trobriand Is, D’Entrecasteaux Archipelago and Louisiade Archipelago, then on to E Australia (S to Victoria); also Lord Howe I and Norfolk I, where perhaps introduced.
C. l. longirostris: N Australia in N Western Australia (Kimberley region) and N Northern Territory.
C. l. sandwichensis: Santa Cruz Is, Banks Is, Vanuatu and New Caledonia.
C. l. timorensis: E Lesser Sundas (from Wetar, Timor and Roti) E to S & SE Moluccas (Banda Is, Tayandu Is, Kai Is) and Tanimbar Is.
The two emerald dove species differ in head coloration (Asian has a white forehead/supercilium and [in males] gray crown, while Pacific has a pretty much solid brown head).
Please update your records to species accordingly.
Unintended disagreements occur when a parent (B) is
thinned by swapping a child (E) to another part of the
taxonomic tree, resulting in existing IDs of the parent being interpreted
as disagreements with existing IDs of the swapped child.
Identification
ID 2 of taxon E will be an unintended disagreement with ID 1 of taxon B after the taxon swap
If thinning a parent results in more than 10 unintended disagreements, you
should split the parent after swapping the child to replace existing IDs
of the parent (B) with IDs that don't disagree.
The distributions of the subspecies are as follows (from HBW, since it has more extensive range descriptions than Clements; HBW recognizes an extra subspecies of Asian Emerald Dove, maxima, and an extra subspecies of Pacific Emerald Dove, timorensis, not recognized by Clements):
Asian Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
C. i. indica: Indian Subcontinent (S from Himalayan foothills), S China (SE Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangxi, Hainan), Taiwan and S Ryukyu Is, and S through SE Asia and Philippines to Greater and Lesser Sundas (E to Alor), Sulawesi, Moluccas (except SE part) and W Papuan Is.
C. i. robinsoni: Sri Lanka.
C. i. natalis: Christmas I (S of Java).
C. i. minima: islands of Numfor, Biak and Mios Num (Geelvink Bay), in NW New Guinea.
C. i. augusta: Nicobar Is.
C. i. maxima: Andaman Is.
Pacific Emerald Dove Chalcophaps longirostris
C. l. rogersi: coastal New Guinea (from Astrolabe Bay in N and Hall Sound in S) E to Trobriand Is, D’Entrecasteaux Archipelago and Louisiade Archipelago, then on to E Australia (S to Victoria); also Lord Howe I and Norfolk I, where perhaps introduced.
C. l. longirostris: N Australia in N Western Australia (Kimberley region) and N Northern Territory.
C. l. sandwichensis: Santa Cruz Is, Banks Is, Vanuatu and New Caledonia.
C. l. timorensis: E Lesser Sundas (from Wetar, Timor and Roti) E to S & SE Moluccas (Banda Is, Tayandu Is, Kai Is) and Tanimbar Is.
The two emerald dove species differ in head coloration (Asian has a white forehead/supercilium and [in males] gray crown, while Pacific has a pretty much solid brown head).
Please update your records to species accordingly.