Henderson ground dove
Henderson ground dove | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Columbiformes |
Family: | Columbidae |
Genus: | Pampusana |
Species: | P. leonpascoi
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Binomial name | |
Pampusana leonpascoi (Worthy & Wragg, 2003)
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The Henderson ground dove (Pampusana leonpascoi), or Henderson Island ground dove, is an extinct species of bird in the family Columbidae. It was described from Holocene to possibly Late Pleistocene-aged subfossil remains found on Henderson Island in the Pitcairn Group in 1991. Its relatively small wings suggest it was flightless.
References[]
- ^ Trevor H. Worthy; Graham M. Wragg (2003). "A New Species of Gallicolumba: Columbidae from Henderson Island, Pitcairn Group". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 33 (4): 769–793. doi:10.1080/03014223.2003.9517758.
Categories:
- Pampusana
- Birds of Henderson Island
- Extinct birds of Oceania
- Holocene extinctions
- Birds described in 2003
- Fossil taxa described in 2003
- Columbiformes stubs