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Cloven-feathered Dove

Ptilinopus holosericea

Cloven-feathered Dove (Ptilinopus holosericea) — Pigeons & Doves of Australia & Oceania.

The Cloven-feathered Dove (Ptilinopus holosericea) is a member of the Columbidae family found in Australia & Oceania.

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Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Columbiformes
  3. Family Columbidae Pigeons, Doves
  4. Genus Ptilinopus
  5. Species holosericea

Where it lives

Grande Terre and Ile des Pins (New Caledonia)

Quick facts

Family
Columbidae
Order
Columbiformes

Biology & behaviour

The Cloven-feathered Dove (Ptilinopus holosericea) is a species of pigeons, doves in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. It is found in Australia & Oceania — Grande Terre and Ile des Pins (New Caledonia).

Conservation

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Guides for this bird

Meet the Columbidae

A field guide to the Columbidae family — 352 species in the Birbs encyclopedia, with the best-known members to start with.

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