Geotrygon

Japanese: Geotrygon
Geotrygon

… Most species live mainly in trees. However, they often come down to the ground to feed, and some species, such as the quail pigeon ( Geotrygon spp.), the white-streaked pigeon ( Gallicolumba spp.), the hawk-dove ( Geopelia spp.), the bill-dove ( Dindunculus strigirostris ), and others, are terrestrial. Most are resident birds, but a few species are migratory. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Geotrygon" are listed below.

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Japanese:

… ほとんどの種は主として樹上で生活している。しかし,採食などのため地上に降りることが多く,ウズラバト(Geotrygon属),ムナジロバト(Gallicolumba属),チョウショウバト(Geopelia属),オオハシバト(Didunculus strigirostris)その他は地上生である。大部分は留鳥だが,ごく一部の種は渡りをする。…

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