Azuero dove [SEP] parent taxon
Azuero dove
The Azuero dove or brown-backed dove ("Leptotila battyi") is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.
It is endemic to Panama (Coiba, Cébaco and Pacific slope).
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
External links.
- BirdLife Species Factsheet.
" (Sinú parakeet): Sinú Valley in Córdoba, Colombia.
- "P. p. eisenmanni" (Azuero parakeet): Azuero Peninsula, Panama.
Nevertheless, the possibility that some of the above are separate biological species cannot be discounted at present. It has been suggested that "auricularis" should be considered a synonym of "emma", but a recent review has suggested that "auricularis" is valid, and consequently it has tentatively been included here. Another taxon, "pantchenkoi", has often