Overview
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Metriopelia is a genus of in the Columbidae family.
It contains the following species:
- Bare-faced Ground-dove (Metriopelia ceciliae)
- Bare-eyed Ground-dove (Metriopelia morenoi)
- Black-winged Ground-dove (Metriopelia melanoptera)
- Golden-spotted Ground-dove (Metriopelia aymara)
Taxonomy
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The Genus Metriopelia is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 9 species and subspecies in the Genus Metriopelia: M. aymara (Golden-Spotted Ground-Dove) · M. ceciliae (Bare-Faced Ground-Dove) · M. ceciliae ceciliae (Bare-Faced Ground-Dove) · M. ceciliae obsoleta · M. ceciliae zimmeri · M. melanoptera (Black-Winged Ground-Dove) · M. melanoptera melanoptera (Black-Winged Ground Dove) · M. melanoptera saturatior · M. morenoi (Moreno's Barefaced Ground Dove)
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