Wetar Ground Dove | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Columbiformes |
Family: | Columbidae |
Genus: | Gallicolumba |
Species: | G. hoedtii |
Binomial name | |
Gallicolumba hoedtii (Schlegel, 1871) |
The Wetar Ground Dove (Gallicolumba hoedtii) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is named after Wetar Island, Indonesia and is found also in Timor-Leste. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.