Moreno's ground dove

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Couiros22 (talk | contribs) at 14:08, 2 April 2020. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Moreno's ground dove
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Metriopelia
Species:
M. morenoi
Binomial name
Metriopelia morenoi
(Sharpe, 1902)

Moreno's ground dove (Metriopelia morenoi) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in the Southern Andean Yungas of northwestern Argentina.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It has a brown back and gray belly, and the periocular orange, pinkish legs.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Metriopelia morenoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)