Yungas Dove
Leptotila megaluraSclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1879
English (US) Yungas Dove
The Yungas Dove (Leptotila megalura) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons) in the order Columbiformes.
Range: Andes of Bolivia and northwestern ArgentinaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Leptotila megalura
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Yungas Dove
- Described by
- Sclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1879
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Leptoptila megalura
- Described by
- Sclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1879
- Type locality
- Tilotilo, Yungas, Bolivia.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1879, pt.3 p.640
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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