Maroon-chested ground dove
The maroon-chested ground dove (Claravis mondetoura) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.
| Maroon-chested ground dove | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Claravis |
| Species: | C. mondetoura |
| Binomial name | |
| Claravis mondetoura (Bonaparte, 1856) | |
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Claravis mondetoura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Further reading
- Sangster, G.; Sweet, A.D.; Johnson, K.P. (2018). "Paraclaravis, a new genus for the Purple-winged and Maroon-chested ground-doves (Aves: Columbidae)". Zootaxa. 4461 (1): 134–137. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4461.1.10.
- Sweet, A.D.; Maddox, J.D.; Johnson, K.P. (2017). "A complete molecular phylogeny of Claravis confirms its paraphyly within small New World ground-doves (Aves: Peristerinae) and implies multiple plumage state transitions". Journal of Avian Biology. 48 (3): 459–464. doi:10.1111/jav.01077.
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