Moreno's ground dove

Moreno's ground dove
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Metriopelia
Species: M. morenoi
Binomial name
Metriopelia morenoi
(Sharpe, 1902)

The Moreno's ground dove (Metriopelia morenoi) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to Argentina.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It has the back brown and gray belly, and the periocular orange, pinkish legs.

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