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Thick-billed Ground Dove

Pampusana salamonis

Extinct
Familie
Columbidae
Ordnung
Columbiformes

The Thick-billed Ground Dove (Pampusana salamonis) is a bird species in the family Columbidae (tauben), within the order Columbiformes (tauben). The IUCN Red List classifies it as Extinct.

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Small ground dove, 20–23 cm, with dark brown upperparts, a grey head, and a notably thick, robust bill. Known from the Solomon Islands; last confirmed record in 1904. Critically Endangered (possibly Extinct) due to deforestation, hunting, and introduced predators throughout the Solomon Islands.

Identifizierung

Gefieder

Thick-billed Ground Dove: extinct; brown above; pale below; thick bill; bare facial skin; Solomon islands; extinct through habitat loss

Habitat & Range

Erhaltungsstatus

Extinct
IUCN Red List

Taxonomie

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Ordnung Columbiformes (Tauben)
Familie Columbidae (Tauben)
Genus Pampusana
Arten Pampusana salamonis

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Is the Thick-billed Ground Dove endangered?
The Thick-billed Ground Dove has a conservation status of Extinct.
What order and family does the Thick-billed Ground Dove belong to?
The Thick-billed Ground Dove (Pampusana salamonis) belongs to the order Columbiformes and the family Columbidae.

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