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Chalcophaps
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Chalcophaps
- Order: Columbiformes
- Family: Columbidae
Chalcophaps is a genus of small doves, commonly called emerald doves, that are found in Indomalaya and Australasia.
1/ Emerald dove or common emerald dove (Cu luồng, Chalcophaps indica), also called Asian emerald dove and grey-capped emerald dove
Columba, Columbidae: Latin columba (“dove, pigeon”). Ancient Greek κόλυμβος (kólumbos, “a diver”), from κολυμβάω (kolumbáō, “dive, plunge headlong, swim”).
ChalcophapsIn the Ancient Greek language: khalkos meaning "bronze" and phaps meaning "pigeon".