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Liverpool Pigeon

Caloenas maculata

Extinct
कुल
Columbidae
गण
Columbiformes

The Liverpool Pigeon (Caloenas maculata) is a bird species in the family Columbidae (pigeons & doves), within the order Columbiformes (pigeons & doves). The IUCN Red List classifies it as Extinct.

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Extinct island pigeon, known from a single specimen in the World Museum Liverpool and a painting. Believed to have inhabited Pacific islands, possibly the Marquesas or Society Islands, based on morphology. Dark grey with white spots. Extinct; likely died out in the 18th or 19th century from hunting and introduced predators.

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Liverpool Pigeon: extinct; dark above; pale below; iridescent neck; spotted wings; known only from specimens and paintings

Habitat & Range

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Extinct
IUCN Red List

वर्गिकी

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
गण Columbiformes (Pigeons & Doves)
कुल Columbidae (Pigeons & Doves)
Genus Caloenas
प्रजातियां Caloenas maculata

Distribution

Liverpool Pigeon has been recorded in 1 countries.

उपस्थित Not recorded

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Is the Liverpool Pigeon endangered?
The Liverpool Pigeon has a conservation status of Extinct.
What order and family does the Liverpool Pigeon belong to?
The Liverpool Pigeon (Caloenas maculata) belongs to the order Columbiformes and the family Columbidae.

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Other species in the Columbidae family

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