New Caledonian ground dove

Short description: Extinct species of bird

Lua error in Module:Effective_protection_level at line 16: attempt to index field 'FlaggedRevs' (a nil value).

New Caledonian ground dove

Temporal range: Late Holocene

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Aves
Order:  | Columbiformes
Family:  | Columbidae
Genus:  | Pampusana
Species:  |

P. longitarsus

Binomial name
Pampusana longitarsus

(Balouet & Olson, 1989)

Synonyms

* Gallicolumba longitarsus Balouet & Olson, 1989
* Alopecoenas longitarsus

The New Caledonian ground dove (Pampusana longitarsus) is a large, extinct species of Pampusana ground dove in the pigeon family, and the largest member of its genus. It was endemic to the island of New Caledonia in Melanesia in the south-west Pacific region. It was described from subfossil bones found at the Pindai Caves paleontological site on the west coast of Grande Terre. The specific epithet refers to the slender and elongated tarsometatarsus, or lower leg bone, of the species.[1]

## References

1. ↑ Balouet, J.C.; Olson, Storrs L. (1989). "Fossil birds from Late Quaternary deposits in New Caledonia". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 469 (469): 16-17. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.469. http://si-pddr.si.edu/dspace/bitstream/10088/5164/2/SCtZ-0469-Lo_res.pdf. Retrieved 2012-08-31.

Wikidata ☰ Q1715161 entry

0.00

(0 votes)

Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New Caledonian ground dove. Read more

|

Retrieved from "https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Biology:New_Caledonian_ground_dove&oldid=4074833"