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The grey-fronted green pigeon (Treron affinis) belongs to the family Columbidae under the order Columbiformes.
Grey-fronted green pigeon taxonomy
The family Columbidae comprises about 42 genera and 310 species. The family Columbidae was described by William Elford Leach, MD, FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836), an English zoologist and marine biologist, in the year 1820.The Columbidae comprises subfamilies like Columbinae, Claravinae, Treroninae and Raphinae. The subfamily Treroninae comprises five genera, viz., Alectroenas, Cryptophaps, Hemiphaga, Phapitreron and Treron.
The genus Treron comprises 29 species. The genus Treron was first described by Louis Pierre Vieillot (May 10, 1748 – August 24, 1830), a French ornithologist, in the year 1816.
The species Treron affinis was first introduced (as Vinago affinis) by Thomas Caverhill Jerdon (12 October 1811 – 12 June 1872), a British physician, zoologist and botanist, in the year 1840.
Taxonomic classification | |
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Binomial name: | Treron affinis |
Species: | T. affinis |
Genus: | Treron |
Subfamily: | - |
Family: | Columbidae |
Order: | Columbiformes |
Class: | Aves |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
1.Grey-fronted green pigeon - Treron affinis 317 Image by Pkspks |
2.Grey-fronted green pigeon - Treron affinis Image by Vivekpuliyeri |
3.Grey-fronted green pigeon - Treron affinis Image by T. R. Shankar Raman |
4.Grey-fronted green pigeon - Treron affinis Image by Malyasri.bh |
5.Grey-fronted green pigeon - Treron affinis Image by Drjpmenon |
6.Grey-fronted green pigeon - Treron affinis Image by T. R. Shankar Raman |
1.Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Treron_pompadora_affinis.JPG (cropped)
Author: Pkspks | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
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Image author: Vivekpuliyeri | License: CC BY-SA 4.0
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Author: T. R. Shankar Raman | License: CC BY-SA 4.0
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Image author: Malyasri.bh | License: CC BY-SA 4.0
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Author: Drjpmenon | License: CC BY-SA 4.0
6.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GFGPigeon_DSC9530.jpg (cropped)
Image author: T. R. Shankar Raman | License: CC BY-SA 4.0
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