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Chalcophaps
Sign in to saveChalcophaps is a genus of small doves, commonly called emerald doves, that are found in Indomalaya and Australasia.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae
Observations recorded221,321
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 69
- With media
- 8
- Family
- Columbidae
- Collections
- ANWC
- Recorded in
- Papua New Guinea
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Chalcophaps is a genus of small doves, commonly called emerald doves, that are found in Indomalaya and Australasia.
== Taxonomy == The genus Chalcophaps was introduced by the English ornithologist John Gould in 1843. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek khalkos meaning "bronze" and phaps meaning "pigeon". The type species is the common emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica).
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