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- Pampusana hoedtii
Alopecoenas hoedtii
Identification
27 cm. Light blue-grey head, grey-white throat, red-brown hindneck, paler on sides of neck, pale cream breast, strongly demarcated from blackish belly, thin shining purple band on breast-sides and carpals, upperparts chestnut. Female - light rusty-chestnut head, neck and breast, and olive-brown upperparts and belly.
Distribution
West Timor and Wetar, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, and Timor-Leste.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Formerly placed in genus Gallicolumba.
Habitat
Lowland monsoon forest.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Wetar Ground Dove. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Wetar_Ground_Dove
External Links
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