Polynesian Ground Dove
Pampusana erythroptera(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Polynesian Ground Dove
The Polynesian Ground Dove (Pampusana erythroptera) 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: uninhabited atolls of Tuamotu ArchipelagoRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pampusana erythroptera
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Critically Endangered
- English (US)
- Polynesian Ground Dove
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Columba erythroptera
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Eimeo = Moorea, Society Islands.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.775
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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