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Metriopelia (Ground dove)

Synonyms: Metriopeleia; Metropeleia

Wikipedia Abstract

Metriopelia is a genus of ground doves containing four species that live in the dry, upland habitats along the Andean mountain chain in South America. They have large wings and orange skin around the eyes.
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Species

Metriopelia aymara (Golden-spotted Ground Dove) (Attributes)
Metriopelia ceciliae (Bare-faced Ground Dove) (Attributes)
Metriopelia melanoptera (Black-winged Ground Dove) (Attributes)
Metriopelia morenoi (Moreno's Ground Dove) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0