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Columbiformes
Family
Columbidae
Genus
Alopecoenas
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© Eric VanderWerf

White-throated Ground-dove Alopecoenas xanthonurus

Luis F. Baptista, Pepper W. Trail, H. M. Horblit, David Christie, Guy M. Kirwan, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Ernest Garcia
Version: 1.0 — Published January 22, 2019

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Recommended Citation

Baptista, L. F., P. W. Trail, H. M. Horblit, D. A. Christie, G. M. Kirwan, P. F. D. Boesman, and E. F. J. Garcia (2019). White-throated Ground-dove (Alopecoenas xanthonurus). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved from Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive: https://birdsoftheworld.org/hbw/species/wtgdov1/1.0