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Chatham Islands Pigeon

Hemiphaga chathamensis(Rothschild, LW, 1891)

English (US) Chatham Islands Pigeon

The Chatham Islands Pigeon (Hemiphaga chathamensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons) in the order Columbiformes.

Range: Chatham Islands; now mainly southeastern Chatham IslandRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Hemiphaga chathamensis
IUCN Red List
Vulnerable
English (US)
Chatham Islands Pigeon
Described by
(Rothschild, LW, 1891)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Carpophaga chathamensis
Described by
(Rothschild, LW, 1891)
Type locality
Chatham Islands, type from Main Island.
Original description
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1891, pt.1 p.312 pl.28

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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