Bronze ground dove

Bronze ground dove
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Alopecoenas
Species: A. beccarii
Binomial name
Alopecoenas beccarii
(Salvadori, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Phlegaenas beccarii
    Gallicolumba beccarii

The bronze ground dove (Alopecoenas beccarii) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.

Distribution and habitat

It is found in New Guinea, the Bismarck Islands and the Solomon Islands archipelago. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Bronze ground dove (above)

References

  1. 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.


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