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Thick-billed ground pigeon

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Thick-billed ground pigeon
Illustration by John Gould
Scientific classification
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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. ^ Template:IUCN
  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.