Thick-billed ground pigeon
| Thick-billed ground pigeon | |
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| Illustration by John Gould | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Trugon G.R. Gray, 1849 |
| Species: | T. terrestris |
| Binomial name | |
| Trugon terrestris Gray, 1849 | |
The thick-billed ground pigeon (Trugon terrestris) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is monotypic within the genus Trugon.[2] It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Trugon terrestris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ del Hoyo, J. Elliott, A. & Sargatal, J. (1997) Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 4: Sandgrouse to Cuckoos. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 84-87334-22-9.
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