Sombre Pigeon

Sombre Pigeon
Sombre Pigeon
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Cryptophaps
Species: C. poecilorrhoa
Binomial name
Cryptophaps poecilorrhoa
(Brüggemann, 1876)

The Sombre Pigeon (Cryptophaps poecilorrhoa) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Cryptophaps.[1] It is endemic to Indonesia.[2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.[2]

References

  1. ^ Sergio L. Pereira, Kevin P. Johnson, Dale H. Clayton & Allan J. Baker (2007). "Mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences support a Cretaceous origin of Columbiformes and a dispersal-driven radiation in the Paleogene". Systematic Biology 56 (4): 656–672. doi:10.1080/10635150701549672. 
  2. ^ a b BirdLife International 2004. Cryptophaps poecilorrhoa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.