Chalcophaps indica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Paperna, Ilan, Keong, Malcolm Soh Chu & May, Charlotte Yap Aye, 2008, Haemosporozoan Parasites Found In Birds In Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sarawak And Java, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 56 (2), pp. 211-243 : 217

Chalcophaps indica (L.) ( Columbidae )

Haemoproteus cf. turtur Covaleda, Ortega, Gallego & Berenguer, 1950

Locality. – Malaysia: Cameron Highlands , Nov.2002; and Sarawak.

Type host. – Streptopelia turtur ( Spain) .

Remarks. – Found in one bird from Peninsular Malaysia and one from Sarawak; very scant infection. A premature macrogametocyte (9.5 × 1.5 with 2.5 × 1.1 nucleus) has wavy surface and closely apposes the erythrocytic nucleus, features, which conform to that reported in premature Hae. turtur . Infected erythrocyte is slightly distended (NDR = 0.77).