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Familia: Columbidae
Subfamilia: Columbinae
Genus: Chalcophaps
Species: C. indica – C. longirostris – C. stephani
Name

Chalcophaps Gould, 1843
Typus

Columba chrysochlora Wagler, 1827, Systema Avium Columba #79 [= Chalcophaps indica (Linnaeus, 1758)]

Synonyms

Monornis Hodgson, 1844

References

The birds of Australia 5: pl.62, text
Chalcophaps in Australian Faunal Directory

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Grünflügeltauben
English: Emerald Dove
suomi: Smaragdikyyhkyt
русский: Земляные голуби

Chalcophaps is a genus of small doves, commonly called emerald doves, that are found in Indomalaya and Australasia.
Taxonomy

The genus Chalcophaps was introduced by the English ornithologist John Gould in 1843.[1] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek khalkos meaning "bronze" and phaps meaning "pigeon".[2] The type species is the common emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica).[3]

The genus contains three species:[4]

Image Scientific name Common name Distribution
Asian Emerald Dove IMG 6496.jpg Chalcophaps indica Common emerald dove or grey-capped emerald dove[5] India to south China, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesian and west Papuan islands
Pidgeon with twig for nest-01+ (1952432698).jpg Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove or brown-capped emerald dove[5] Australia, Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands, New Guinea, Santa Cruz and Banks Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia
Chalcophaps stephani Stephan's emerald dove Sulawesi, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

Members of this genus are small and short-tailed.[6]
References

Gould, John (1843). The Birds of Australia. Vol. 5. London: self published. Plate 62 and text.
Jobling, James A. (2010). Helm Dictionary of Scientific Birds Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
Schodde, R.; Mason, I.J. (1997). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Aves (Columbidae to Coraciidae). Vol. 37.2. CSIRO publishing. pp. 25, 27. ISBN 978-0-643-06037-1.
Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (2020). "Pigeons". IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
"Species search: Chalcophaps". Handbook of Birds of the World Alive. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
Forshaw, Joseph (2015). Pigeons and Doves in Australia. Clayton South VIC, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-4863-0404-2.

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