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 three species have orange skin around the eyes.
| Metriopelia | |
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| Black-winged ground dove | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Subfamily: | Columbinae |
| Genus: | Metriopelia Bonaparte, 1855 |
| Type species | |
| Columba melanoptera[1] Gmelin, 1789
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The genus was introduced by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1855 with the black-winged ground dove (Metriopelia melanoptera) as the type species.[2] The name of the genus combines the Ancient Greek metrios meaning "modest" with peleia meaning "dove".[3]
The four species in the genus are:[4]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Bare-faced ground dove
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Metriopelia ceciliae (Lesson, 1845) |
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru
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| Black-winged ground dove
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Metriopelia melanoptera (Molina, 1782) Two subspecies
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Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Golden-spotted ground dove
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Metriopelia aymara (Prévost, 1840) |
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
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| Moreno's ground dove
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Metriopelia morenoi (Sharpe, 1902) |
Argentina
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
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References edit
- ^ "Columbidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ Bonaparte, Charles Lucien (1855). "Coup d'oeil sur les pigeons (quatrième partie)". Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences (in French). 40: 15–24 [23].
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 252. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (2020). "Pigeons". IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- Gibbs, David; Barnes, Eustace; Cox, John (2001). Pigeons and Doves: A Guide to the Pigeons and Doves of the World. Yale University Press. pp. 349–354. ISBN 0-300-07886-2.
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