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EXTINCTGallicolumba erythroptera

Society Islands Ground-Dove

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Society Islands Ground-Dove, Polynesian Ground-Dove, White-fronted Ground-Dove, White-collared Ground-Dove, Tuamotu Ground-Dove

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE Tuamotu (formerly Cooks - Societies)

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native, Resident Breeder, Endemic of se.Polynesia, Extirpated in Cooks; S.Group - formerly on MG; Land

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: X    Makatea: -
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
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X
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

Northern Group: -
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
-
-
-
-
-
-

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Scientific Taxonomy

Gallicolumba erythroptera
TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); TETRAPODA; AVES; NEORNITHES; Columbiformes; COLUMBIDAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Mangaia: recorded only in the two oldest archaeological layers of 1000AD (J) to 1400AD (I), Steadman & Kirch (1990) as Gallicolumba erythroptera.

References:
None recorded.

Data Update History (information):
zB02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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