Moreno's ground dove
Moreno's ground dove | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Columbiformes |
Family: | Columbidae |
Genus: | Metriopelia |
Species: | M. morenoi
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Binomial name | |
Metriopelia morenoi (Sharpe, 1902)
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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
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Metriopelia morenoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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