Scaled dove
| Scaled dove | |
|---|---|
 | |
| In Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Columbina |
| Species: | C. squammata |
| Binomial name | |
| Columbina squammata (Lesson, 1831) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Scardafella squammata (but see text) | |
The scaled dove (Columbina squammata), also known as scaly dove, Ridgway's dove, Mottled Dove, and South American Zebra Dove,[2] is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and heavily degraded former forest.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Columbina squammata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Pigeons and Doves: A Guide to the Pigeons and Doves of the World. David Gibbs. 2010. p334
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