- Scardafella
Taxobox
name = " Scardafella "
image_caption =Inca Dove
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo =Columbiformes
familia = Columbidae
genus = " Scardafella"
genus_authority = Bonaparte , 1855
subdivision_ranks = species
subdivision = "S. inca"
"S. squammata"" Scardafella " is a genus of
New World doves, which are sometimes included in "Columbina". Its two members are
*Inca Dove , "Scardafella inca"
*Scaled Dove , "Scardafella squammata"They are small, long-tailed doves with extensive scaling to the
plumage , and a rufous primary-patch, which is distinctive in flight. They are largely terrestrial and occur in pairs of small flocks in open areas, including scrub and cultivation.References
*cite book|
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last = ffrench |
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first = Richard|
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title = A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago|
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edition = 2nd edition|
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year = 1991|
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publisher = Comstock Publishing|
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isbn = 0-8014-9792-2
*cite book|
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last = Hilty|
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first = Steven L |
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title = Birds of Venezuela|
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publisher = Christopher Helm|
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date = 2003|
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location = London|
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isbn = 0-7136-6418-5
* Stiles and Skutch, "A guide to the birds of Costa Rica". ISBN 0-8014-9600-4
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