| Sombre pigeon | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Cryptophaps Salvadori, 1893 |
| Species: | C. poecilorrhoa
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptophaps poecilorrhoa (Brüggemann, 1876)
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| 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
References
- 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.
- 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.

