Shy Ground Dove
Pampusana stairi(Gray, GR, 1856)
English (US) Shy Ground Dove
The Shy Ground Dove (Pampusana stairi) 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: Fiji, Wallis and Futuna Islands, Tonga, and SamoaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pampusana stairi
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Shy Ground Dove
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1856)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Caloenas (Phlegoenas) Stairi
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1856)
- Type locality
- Samoa, probably = Tonga Islands.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.24, no.301 p.7 pl.115
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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