Thick-billed ground pigeon

Thick-billed ground pigeon
Illustration by John Gould
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Trugon
G.R. Gray, 1849
Species: T. terrestris
Binomial name
Trugon terrestris
Gray, 1849

The thick-billed ground pigeon (Trugon terrestris) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is monotypic within the genus Trugon.[2] It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Trugon terrestris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ↑ del Hoyo, J. Elliott, A. & Sargatal, J. (1997) Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 4: Sandgrouse to Cuckoos. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 84-87334-22-9.


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