- Source: Geopelia
Geopelia is a genus of small, long-tailed doves in the family Columbidae. They are native to South-east Asia and Australasia and are most often found in open country and scrubland. They feed mainly on seeds which they find by foraging on the ground. They typically lay two eggs in a simple nest of twigs and grass. Their plumage is mostly greyish-brown with a pattern of spots or bars. The zebra dove and diamond dove are commonly kept in captivity.
The genus was introduced in 1837 by the English naturalist William John Swainson with the zebra dove (Geopelia striata) as the type species. The name of the genus combines the Ancient Greek geō- meaning "ground-" and peleia meaning "dove".
The genus contains five species:
Diamond dove, Geopelia cuneata
Zebra dove, Geopelia striata
Peaceful dove, Geopelia placida (sometimes treated as a subspecies of G. striata)
Barred dove, Geopelia maugeus (sometimes treated as a subspecies of G. striata)
Bar-shouldered dove, Geopelia humeralis
References
External links
The Geopelia species Archived 2007-02-11 at the Wayback Machine
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Perkutut jawa
- Perkutut
- Perkutut australia
- Perkutut papua
- Perkutut loreng
- Columbidae
- Daftar fauna identitas provinsi di Indonesia
- Taman Nasional Komodo
- Daftar kata serapan dari bahasa Jawa Kuno dalam bahasa Indonesia
- Cagar Alam Tangkuban Perahu
- Geopelia
- Diamond dove
- Zebra dove
- Peaceful dove
- Bar-shouldered dove
- Barred dove
- Apicomplexan life cycle
- Toxoplasma gondii
- Crested pigeon
- Passenger pigeon
