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Thick-billed Ground-Pigeon

Trugon terrestris Gray, GR 1849

The thick-billed ground pigeon, also known as the jungle pigeon or the slaty/grey ground pigeon, is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is monotypic within the genus Trugon. Native to New Guinea, its natural habitat is moist tropical lowland forest. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Columbiformes
Family:
  Columbidae
Genus:
   Trugon
Scientific:
  Trugon terrestris

Original description

Citation:
  Gray, GR 1849

Reference:
   Gen. Birds 3, pt.48, App. p.24

Protonym:
  Trugon terrestris

Type locality:
  Triton Bay, New Guinea.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43592025

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  7EFA1E93E650881F

Avibase ID:
  avibase-7EFA1E93

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/7EFA1E93

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 177274

Geographic range:

  • Trugon terrestris: New Guinea, including Salawati (Raja Ampat Islands, off western New Guinea)
  • Trugon terrestris terrestris: northwestern New Guinea eastward to Cenderawasih Bay (northwestern New Guinea) and Etna bays, including Salawati (Raja Ampat Islands, off western New Guinea)
  • Trugon terrestris mayri: north-central New Guinea (Mamberamo River to Humboldt Bay)
  • Trugon terrestris leucopareia: southern New Guinea (Setekwa River to Milne Bay)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Thick-billed Ground-Pigeon
Catalan:
Colom perdiu
Czech:
holub břidlicový
Danish:
Øredue
German:
Erdtaube
Spanish:
Paloma perdiz picogorda
Spanish (Spain):
Paloma Perdiz Picogorda
Finnish:
isopyykyyhky
French:
Trugon terrestre
Croatian:
pozemni golub
Hungarian:
földi galamb
Italian:
Piccione terragnolo
Japanese (romaji):
hashibutobato
Japanese:
ハシブトバト
Lithuanian:
Storasnapis balandis
Dutch:
Grijze Grondduif
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gladiatordue
Norwegian:
Gladiatordue
Polish:
papuasek
Portuguese:
pombo-de-bico-grosso
Portuguese (Portugal):
pombo-de-bico-grosso
Russian:
Толстоклювый голубь
Slovak:
trugón zemný
Serbian:
Debelokljuni papuanski golub
Swedish:
tjocknäbbad markduva
Ukrainian:
Тругон
Chinese:
厚嘴地鸠
Chinese (Traditional):
厚嘴地鳩

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Thick-billed Ground-Pigeon ( Trugon terrestris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Thick-billed Ground-Pigeon ( Trugon terrestris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Thick-billed Ground-Pigeon ( Trugon terrestris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Thick-billed Ground-Pigeon ( Trugon terrestris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Thick-billed Ground-pigeon ( Trugon terrestris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Trugon terrestre ( Trugon terrestris) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Trugon terrestre ( Trugon terrestris) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Species status: full species

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Bashkir: ҡалын суҡышлы күгәрсен
Catalan: Colom perdiu
Czech: Holub bridlicový, holub břidlicový
Danish: Øredue
German: Erdtaube
English: Ground Pigeon, Thick billed Ground Pigeon, Thick-billed Ground Dove, Thick-billed Ground Pigeon, Thick-billed Ground-Dove, Thick-billed Ground-Pigeon, Thick-billed Jungle-Pigeon
English, HBW: Thick-billed Ground-pigeon
English (IOC): Thick-billed Ground Pigeon
English (United States): Thick-billed Ground-Pigeon
Esperanto: Dikbeka grundokolombo
Spanish: Paloma Perdiz de Pico Grueso, Paloma perdiz Picogorda, Paloma-perdiz Picogorda
Spanish (Spain): Paloma Perdiz Picogorda
Spanish (HBW): Thick-billed Ground-Pigeon
Estonian: habetuvi
Finnish: Isopyykyyhky
French: Trugon terrestre
Croatian: pozemni golub
Hungarian: földi galamb
Indonesian: Delimukan Puyuh
Italian: Piccione terragnolo, Piccione terricolo beccogrosso
Japanese (romaji): hashibutobato
Japanese: ハシブトバト
Scientific: Trugon terrestris, Trugon terrestris terrestris
Lithuanian: Storasnapis balandis
Dutch: Grijze Grondduif
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gladiatordue
Norwegian: Gladiatordue
Polish: papuasek
Portuguese: pombo-de-bico-grosso
Portuguese (Portugal): pombo-de-bico-grosso
Russian: Толстоклювый голубь
Slovak: trugón zemný
Serbian: Debelokljuni papuanski golub
Swedish: Tjocknäbbad markduva
Turkish: Yer güvercini
Ukrainian: Тругон
Chinese: 厚嘴地鸠
Chinese (Traditional): 厚嘴地鳩

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