Sombre pigeon explained

The sombre pigeon (Cryptophaps poecilorrhoa) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is the only species within the genus Cryptophaps.[1] It is endemic to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi in Wallacea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Notes and References

  1. Sergio L. Pereira . Kevin P. Johnson . Dale H. Clayton . Allan J. Baker . amp . 2007 . Mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences support a Cretaceous origin of Columbiformes and a dispersal-driven radiation in the Paleogene . . 56 . 4 . 656–672 . 10.1080/10635150701549672 . 17661233. free .

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