Tongan ground dove
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Pampusana |
| Species: | P. stairi
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| Binomial name | |
| Pampusana stairi (Gray, 1856)
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The Tongan ground dove (Pampusana stairi), also known as the shy ground dove or friendly ground dove, is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in American Samoa, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and Wallis and Futuna Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
This species was formerly in the genus Alopecoenas Sharpe, 1899, but the name of the genus was changed in 2019 to Pampusana Bonaparte, 1855 as this name has priority.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Alopecoenas stairi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T22691042A93300863. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22691042A93300863.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ Bruce, M.; Bahr, N.; David, N. (2016). "Pampusanna vs. Pampusana: a nomenclatural conundrum resolved, along with associated errors and oversights" (PDF). Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 136: 86–100.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Pigeons". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Pampusana
- Birds of Tonga
- Birds of the Pacific Ocean
- Birds described in 1856
- Taxa named by George Robert Gray
- Columbiformes stubs