Moreno's Ground Dove
Metriopelia morenoi(Sharpe, RB, 1902)
English (US) Moreno's Ground Dove
The Moreno's Ground Dove (Metriopelia morenoi) 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 northwestern ArgentinaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Metriopelia morenoi
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Moreno's Ground Dove
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB, 1902)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Gymnopelia morenoi
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB, 1902)
- Type locality
- Incahausi, 3000 feet, Salta, Argentina.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 12 p.54
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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