Phaps Explained

Phaps is a genus of bronzewing pigeons in the family Columbidae that are native to Australia.

The genus was introduced in 1835 by the English naturalist Prideaux John Selby with the common bronzewing (Phaps chalcoptera) as the type species.[1] [2] The genus name Phaps is the Ancient Greek word for a pigeon.[3]

The genus contains three species:[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Selby, Prideaux John . Prideaux John Selby . 1835 . Pigeons . The Naturalist's Library . Edinburgh . W.H. Lizars . 194 .
  2. Book: Peters . James Lee . James L. Peters . 1937 . Check-list of Birds of the World . 3 . Harvard University Press . Cambridge, Massachusetts . 117 .
  3. Book: Jobling, James A. . 2010. The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm . London . 978-1-4081-2501-4 . 301 .
  4. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . Rasmussen . Pamela . Pamela Rasmussen . 2020 . Pigeons . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1 . International Ornithologists' Union . 5 March 2020 .

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