Marquesas_ground_dove

Marquesan ground dove

Marquesan ground dove

Species of bird

The Marquesan ground dove or Marquesas ground dove (Pampusana rubescens) is a bird species in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to French Polynesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.

Quick Facts Conservation status, Scientific classification ...

It was formerly classified as endangered by the IUCN.[2]

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.[3][4]

References

  1. [1]
    BirdLife International. (2017). "Alopecoenas rubescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22691061A118535609. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22691061A118535609.en. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. [2]
    BLI (2017)
  3. [3]
    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.
  4. [4]
    Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Pigeons". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 25 June 2019.


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