Chalcophaps
| Chalcophaps | |
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| Common emerald dove, Chalcophaps indica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Subfamily: | Columbinae |
| Genus: | Chalcophaps Gould, 1843 |
| Species | |
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Chalcophaps is a genus of small doves.
Taxonomy
Established by John Gould in 1843, it contains three species.[1]
- Common emerald dove (also known as grey-capped emerald dove),[2] Chalcophaps indica
- Pacific emerald dove (also known as brown-capped emerald dove),[2] Chalcophaps longirostris
- Stephan's emerald dove, Chalcophaps stephani
The genus name Chalcophaps is a combination of the Greek words khalkos, meaning "bronze" and phaps, meaning "pigeon".[3] Members of this genus are small and short-tailed.[4]
References
- ↑ Gill, Frank & Donsker, David (eds.). "IOC World Bird List: Pigeons". worldbirdnames.org. IOC. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- 1 2 "Species search: Chalcophaps". Handbook of Birds of the World Alive. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ↑ Jobling (2010), p. 98.
- ↑ Forshaw (2015), p. 71.
Cited books
- Forshaw, Joseph (2015). Pigeons and Doves in Australia. Clayton South VIC, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4863-0404-2.
- Jobling, James A. (2010). Helm Dictionary of Scientific Birds Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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