Long-tailed ground dove

Long-tailed ground dove
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Columbiformes
Family:Columbidae
Genus:Uropelia
Bonaparte, 1855
Species: U. campestris
Binomial name
Uropelia campestris
(Spix, 1825)

The long-tailed ground dove (Uropelia campestris) is a species of bird in the dove and pigeon family, Columbidae. It is the only species, within the genus Uropelia.[2] It is found in the cerrado of central and northeast-central Brazil and neighboring Bolivia in the southwest. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International (2016). "Uropelia campestris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  2. "ITIS Report: Uropelia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 August 2014.


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