Taxonomic classification <> Photos
The thick-billed green pigeon (Treron curvirostra) belongs to the family Columbidae under the order Columbiformes.
Thick-billed green pigeon taxonomy
The family Columbidae was first described by William Elford Leach, MD, FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836), an English zoologist and marine biologist, in a guide to the contents of the British Museum published in 1820.The family Columbidae comprises three subfamilies, Columbinae, Columbininae and Raphinae. The subfamily Raphinae was introduced by Frank Alexander Wetmore (June 18, 1886 – December 7, 1978), an American ornithologist and avian paleontologist, in the year 1930.
The genus Treron was first described by Louis Pierre Vieillot (May 10, 1748 – August 24, 1830), a French ornithologist in the year 1816. The genus Treron comprises 29 species, including Treron curvirostra.
The species Treron curvirostra is monotypic and was described by Johann Friedrich Gmelin (8 August 1748 – 1 November 1804), a German naturalist, botanist, entomologist, herpetologist and malacologist, in the year 1789
| Taxonomic classification | |
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| Binomial name: | Treron curvirostra |
| Species: | T. curvirostra |
| Genus: | Treron |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| 1.Thick-billed green pigeon - Treron curvirostra 311 Photo by Francesco Veronesi |
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| 2.Thick-billed green pigeon - Treron curvirostra Photo by Seshadri.K.S |
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| 3.Thick-billed green pigeon - Treron curvirostra Photo by Johnny Wee |
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| 4.Thick-billed green pigeon - Treron curvirostra Photo by Dr. Nasser Halaweh |
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| 5.Thick-billed green pigeon - Treron curvirostra Photo by Dr. Nasser Halaweh |
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| 6.Thick-billed green pigeon - Treron curvirostra Photo by Ron Knight |
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| 7.Thick-billed green pigeon - Treron curvirostra Photo by Charles Lam |
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| 8.Thick-billed green pigeon - Treron curvirostra Photo by Jason Thompson |
1.Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/francesco_veronesi/14255467181/ (cropped)
Author: Francesco Veronesi | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 2/21/18
2.Photo source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Thick_Billed_Green_Pigeon_Male.jpg (cropped)
Author: Seshadri.K.S | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
3.Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/64684201@N00/526268312 (cropped)
Author: Johnny Wee | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 2/21/18
4.Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/128776342@N07/34589165052/ (cropped)
Author: Dr. Nasser Halaweh | License: CC BY-NC 2.0 as on 2/21/18
5.Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/128776342@N07/34366485870/ (cropped)
Author: Dr. Nasser Halaweh | License: CC BY-NC 2.0 as on 2/21/18
6.Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sussexbirder/8080192580/ (cropped)
Author: Ron Knight | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 2/21/18
7.Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kclama/9238303226/ (cropped)
Author: Charles Lam | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 2/21/18
8.Photo source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/79492850@N00/6734350849 (cropped)
Author: Jason Thompson | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 2/21/18
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