Marquesan Ground Dove
Pampusana rubescens(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
English (US) Marquesan Ground Dove
The Marquesan Ground Dove (Pampusana rubescens) 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: Marquesas Islands (Hatutaa and Fatu Huku)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pampusana rubescens
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Marquesan Ground Dove
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Columba rubescens
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
- Type locality
- ? Marquesas Islands. Based exclusively on pi. 17 of Krusenstern's Atlas.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 26 p.346
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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