Bronze ground dove
The bronze ground dove (Pampusana beccarii) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Pampusana |
| Species: | P. beccarii |
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| Pampusana beccarii (Salvadori, 1876) | |
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This species was formerly in the genus Alopecoenas Sharpe, 1899, but the name of the genus was changed in 2019 to Pampusana Bonaparte, 1855 as this name has priority.[2][3] Birds from the eastern part of its range are sometimes treated as a separate species, Pampusana (or Alopecoenas) johannae.
Distribution and habitat
It is found in New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Bronze ground dove (above)
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References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Alopecoenas beccarii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T60444792A95160638. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T60444792A95160638.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- Bruce, M.; Bahr, N.; David, N. (2016). "Pampusanna vs. Pampusana: a nomenclatural conundrum resolved, along with associated errors and oversights" (PDF). Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 136: 86–100.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Pigeons". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
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