Kingdom Animalia Family Columbidae Scientific name Hemiphaga Rank Genus | Class Aves Subfamily Treroninae Phylum Chordata Order Columbiformes | |
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Similar New Zealand pigeon, Mountain pigeon, Topknot pigeon, Geophaps, Turacoena | ||
Hemiphaga is the genus containing two large species of pigeons from New Zealand. The two are traditionally considered conspecific, but in 2001 it was proposed that H. chathamensis should be considered a separate species instead of a subspecies of H. novaeseelandiae. It is here listed as a species, although few authorities outside New Zealand have followed this.
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