Long-tailed ground dove
| Long-tailed ground dove | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Uropelia Bonaparte, 1855 |
| Species: | U. campestris |
| Binomial name | |
| Uropelia campestris (Spix, 1825) | |
The long-tailed ground dove (Uropelia campestris) is a species of bird in the dove and pigeon family, Columbidae. It is the only species, within the genus Uropelia.[2] It is found in the cerrado of central and northeast-central Brazil and neighboring Bolivia in the southwest. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland.[1]
References
- 1 2 BirdLife International (2012). "Uropelia campestris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "ITIS Report: Uropelia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
External links
- "Long-tailed Ground Dove" videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- "Long-tailed Ground Dove" photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res
- Photo-High Res(close-up: shows yellow eye-ring); Article geometer–"Brazil Birds"
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