Tanna Ground Dove
Pampusana ferruginea(Forster, JR, 1844)
English (US) Tanna Ground Dove
The Tanna Ground Dove (Pampusana ferruginea) 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: formerly Tanna Island (southern Vanuatu); extinct, last reported 1774Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pampusana ferruginea
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Extinct
- English (US)
- Tanna Ground Dove
- Described by
- (Forster, JR, 1844)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Columba ferruginea
- Described by
- (Forster, JR, 1844)
- Original description
- Descriptiones animalium quae in itinere ad maris australis terras per annos 1772, 1773 et 1774 suscepto, collegit, observavit et delineavit (etc.) p.265
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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