Treroninae

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Treroninae
Kereru perched on thin branch.jpg
A New Zealand pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) at Nga Manu Reserve, Waikanae, New Zealand
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Subfamily: Treroninae
Genera

4, see text

Treroninae is a subfamily of birds from the family Columbidae.

Genera[]

  • Alectroenas
  • Cryptophaps
  • Hemiphaga
  • Phapitreron
  • Treron

References[]

  • Worthy, T.H.; Hand, S.J.; Worthy, J.P.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Scofield, R.P. 2009: A large fruit pigeon (Columbidae) from the Early Miocene of New Zealand. Auk, 126: 649–656. doi:10.1525/auk.2009.08244
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