Black-winged Ground Dove

Black-winged Ground Dove
Black-winged Ground Dove
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Metriopelia
Species: M. melanoptera
Binomial name
Metriopelia melanoptera
(Molina, 1782)

The Black-winged Ground Dove (Metriopelia melanoptera) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

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