Chalcophaps

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Chalcophaps is a genus of small, ground-dwelling doves known for their striking green plumage and occurrence across parts of Asia and Australasia.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Chalcophaps canonical 1
Chalcophaps indica 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus
species
taxon
class Aves
commonName Stephan’s emerald dove NERFINISHED
brown-capped emerald dove NERFINISHED
common emerald dove NERFINISHED
emerald doves NERFINISHED
describedAs small ground-dwelling doves
diet fruits
seeds
small invertebrates
distribution Asia NERFINISHED
Australasia NERFINISHED
family Columbidae NERFINISHED
flightStyle fast direct flight
foragingBehavior ground foraging
foundIn Australia NERFINISHED
Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED
New Guinea region NERFINISHED
Southeast Asia NERFINISHED
genusOf Chalcophaps indica NERFINISHED
Chalcophaps longirostris NERFINISHED
Chalcophaps stephani NERFINISHED
habitat dense vegetation
forest floor
woodlands
kingdom Animalia
namedBy George Robert Gray NERFINISHED
notableFor striking green plumage
order Columbiformes NERFINISHED
parentTaxon Chalcophaps NERFINISHED
Chalcophaps NERFINISHED
Chalcophaps NERFINISHED
Columbidae NERFINISHED
phylum Chordata
plumageColor chestnut or brown head and underparts
green upperparts
reproductiveBehavior tree nesting
taxonRank genus
typeSpecies Chalcophaps indica NERFINISHED
vocalization soft cooing calls
yearDescribed 1840

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Emerald dove genus Chalcophaps
Emerald dove binomialName Chalcophaps
this entity surface form: Chalcophaps indica