Chalcophaps
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| Chalcophaps | |
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| Common emerald dove, Chalcophaps indica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Subfamily: | Columbinae |
| Genus: | Chalcophaps Gould, 1843 |
| Type species | |
| Columba chrysochlora[1] Wagler, 1827
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Chalcophaps is a genus of small doves, commonly called emerald doves, that are found in Indomalaya and Australasia.
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]The genus Chalcophaps was introduced by the English ornithologist John Gould in 1843.[2] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek khalkos meaning "bronze" and phaps meaning "pigeon".[3] The type species is the common emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica).[4]
The genus contains three species:[5]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Common emerald dove or grey-capped emerald dove[6]
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Chalcophaps indica (Linnaeus, 1758) |
India to south China, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesian and west Papuan islands | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Pacific emerald dove or brown-capped emerald dove[6]
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Chalcophaps longirostris Gould, 1848 |
Australia, Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands, New Guinea, Santa Cruz and Banks Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Stephan's emerald dove
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Chalcophaps stephani Reichenbach, 1851 |
Sulawesi, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. | Size: Habitat: ' Diet: |
LC
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Members of this genus are small and short-tailed.[7]
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