Sombre pigeon

The sombre pigeon (Cryptophaps poecilorrhoa) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is the only species within the genus Cryptophaps.[2] It is endemic to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi in Wallacea.[1] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.[1]

Sombre pigeon

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Cryptophaps
Salvadori, 1893
Species:
C. poecilorrhoa
Binomial name
Cryptophaps poecilorrhoa
(Brüggemann, 1876)
Range map

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Cryptophaps poecilorrhoa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Sergio L. Pereira; Kevin P. Johnson; Dale H. Clayton & Allan J. Baker (2007). "Mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences support a Cretaceous origin of Columbiformes and a dispersal-driven radiation in the Paleogene". Systematic Biology. 56 (4): 656–672. doi:10.1080/10635150701549672. PMID 17661233.


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