Sombre pigeon
StatusLC
Status systemIUCN3.1
GenusCryptophaps
Parent authoritySalvadori, 1893
Speciespoecilorrhoa
Authority(Brüggemann, 1876)

The sombre pigeon (Cryptophaps poecilorrhoa) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is the only species within the genus Cryptophaps.[1] It is endemic to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi in Wallacea.[2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.[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. PMID 17661233
  2. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Cryptophaps poecilorrhoa". Vol. 2018. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22691847A130181485.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.