Great ground dove
| Great ground dove | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Gallicolumba |
| Species: | G. nui |
| Binomial name | |
| Gallicolumba nui Steadman, 1992[1] | |
The great ground dove (Gallicolumba nui) is an extinct species of bird in the Columbidae family. It was found in Mangaia in the southern Cook Islands,[2] and in French Polynesia where subfossil bones between 1-2000 years old have been found in the Marquesas, as well as between 750-1250 years old at the Fa'ahia early occupation site on Huahine in the Society Islands.[3]
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References
- Kirchman, Jeremy J.; & Steadman, David W. (Online publication 2006). New Species of Rails (Aves: Rallidae) From an Archaeological Site on Huahine, Society Islands. Pacific Science 60: 281.
- Steadman, David W. (1992). New species of Gallicolumba and Macropygia (Aves: Columbidae) from archeological sites in Polynesia. In: Papers in Avian Paleontology Honoring Pierce Brodkorb, ed Jonathan J. Becker Science series Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 36 (1992): 329-348.
- Steadman, David W. (2006). Extinction and biogeography of tropical Pacific birds. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-77142-7
- Steadman, David W.; & Pahlavan, Dominique S. (Online publication 21 December 2006). Extinction and biogeography of birds on huahine, society islands, French Polynesia. Geoarchaeology 7(5): 449-483.
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