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Sombre pigeon

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Sombre pigeon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Cryptophaps
Salvadori, 1893
Species:
C. poecilorrhoa
Binomial name
Cryptophaps poecilorrhoa
(Brüggemann, 1876)
Range map

The sombre pigeon (Cryptophaps poecilorrhoa) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is the only species within the genus Cryptophaps.[2] It is endemic to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi in Wallacea.[1] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c BirdLife International (2018). "Cryptophaps poecilorrhoa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22691847A130181485. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22691847A130181485.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ Sergio L. Pereira; Kevin P. Johnson; Dale H. Clayton & Allan J. Baker (2007). "Mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences support a Cretaceous origin of Columbiformes and a dispersal-driven radiation in the Paleogene". Systematic Biology. 56 (4): 656–672. doi:10.1080/10635150701549672. PMID 17661233.