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Pampusana
''Pampusana'' is a mid-sized genus of ground-dwelling doves (family (biology), family Columbidae) which occur in rainforests in the Pacific region. They are not closely related to the American ground doves (Columbina (genus), genus ''Columbina'' and related genera). Systematics and extinctions This genus was previously named ''Alopecoenas'' Richard Bowdler Sharpe, Sharpe, 1899, but ''Pampusana'' Charles Lucien Bonaparte, Bonaparte, 1855 has priority. ''Pampusana'' might be ranked as a (very small) subfamily, but the available data suggests that they are better considered as part of a basal (evolution), basal evolutionary radiation, radiation of Columbidae which consists of many small and often bizarre lineages; for example, ''Goura (genus), Goura'' and ''Otidiphaps'' which are ecologically convergent to Galliformes, and maybe even the famous didines (Raphinae). Currently about 10 species of ''Pampusana'' are extant. Of the larger genera of Columbidae, ''Pampusana'' is the one most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polynesian Ground Dove
The Polynesian ground dove or Society Islands ground dove (''Pampusana erythroptera'') or ''Tutururu'' is a Critically Endangered, critically endangered species of bird in the family Columbidae. Originally Endemism, endemic to the Society Islands and Tuamotus in French Polynesia, it has now been extirpated from most of its former range by Habitat destruction, habitat loss and predation by introduced species such as cats and rats, and the species is now endemic only in the Acteon Group, Acteon islands. The total population is estimated to be around 100-120 birds. It favors tropical forests, especially with ''Pandanus tectorius'', ''Pisonia grandis'' and shrubs, but it has also been recorded from dense shrub growing below Coconut, coconut palms. A rat eradication campaign from 2015 to 2017 has allowed the ground dove to reestablish itself on Tenarunga. Taxonomy The Polynesian ground dove was Species description, formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-throated Ground Dove
The white-throated ground dove (''Pampusana xanthonura'') is a species of ground dove in the genus ''Pampusana''. It is classified as near-threatened. This species was formerly in the genus ''Alopecoenas'' Sharpe, 1899, but the name of the genus was changed in 2019 to ''Pampusana'' Bonaparte, 1855 as this name has priority. Description This species averages in length and weighs .''CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses'' by John B. Dunning Jr. (Editor). CRC Press (1992), . The male white-throated ground dove has a chocolate brown body with white head and breast while the females are shade of brown with no white on the body. Diet The white-throated ground dove commonly feeds on fruit and occasionally feeds on insects, seeds and leaves. Behaviour Males are seen more often than females; both are very territorial. These birds are very shy and are often hard to find in the thick forests in which they reside. The males are forage for food and fly throughout the forests they inhabit wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norfolk Ground Dove
The Norfolk ground dove (''Pampusana norfolkensis'') was a species of bird in the Columbidae, or pigeon family. It was endemic to Norfolk Island, but became extinct due to introduced predators, disappearing within a few decades after European settlement in the late 18th century. There are no preserved specimens of the Norfolk ground dove and the majority of unambiguous information about the species comes from the single illustration made by John Hunter for the book ''Collection of 100 original watercolours of Birds, Flowers, Fishes and Natives done during 1788–1790 in New South Wales'', pl. no 89, with a description "Dove. Norfolk Island". In the past the scientific name ''Columba norfolciensis'' Latham (1801) was used to refer to this species; however, the name was also used to refer to the common emerald dove and the white-headed pigeon, and it cannot be confirmed that Latham's original description of ''Columba norfolciensis'' refers to the species illustrated by Hunter. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wetar Ground Dove
The Wetar ground dove (''Pampusana hoedtii'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae found on Wetar, Indonesia, and on Timor. Its natural habitats are monsoon forests and gallery forests, and possibly woodland and bamboos. Threatened by habitat loss and hunting, the species is assessed as endangered by the IUCN. Taxonomy In 1871, Hermann Schlegel described the species as ''Leptoptila hoedtii'' from Wetar. The species is monotypic. It has been moved from the genus ''Gallicolumba'' to ''Alopecoenas'' Sharpe, 1899. The name of the genus was changed in 2019 to ''Pampusana'' Bonaparte, 1855 as this name has priority. The specific epithet is derived from Dirk Samuel Hoedt, a Dutch collector who owned plantations in the East Indies. Description Body length is about long. The male bird has a blue-grey head and a greyish white throat. The breast is pale cream, and the belly is blackish. The hindneck is reddish brown. The back and rump are rufous. Tail feathers are dark olive-brow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-fronted Ground Dove
The white-fronted ground dove or Caroline Islands ground dove (''Pampusana kubaryi'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to Micronesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and plantations . It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species. The organisms once living there have either moved elsewhere, or are dead, leading to a decrease .... This species was formerly in the genus ''Alopecoenas'' Sharpe, 1899, but the name of the genus was changed in 2019 to ''Pampusana'' Bonaparte, 1855 as this name has priority. References External linksBirdLife Species Factsheet. white-fronted ground dove Birds of Pohnpei Birds of the Federated States of Micronesia En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-breasted Ground Dove
The white-breasted ground dove, white-bibbed ground dove, or purple ground dove (''Pampusana jobiensis'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. This species was formerly in the genus ''Alopecoenas'' Sharpe, 1899, but the name of the genus was changed in 2019 to ''Pampusana'' Bonaparte, 1855 as this name has priority. Gallery File:Purple Ground Dove SMTC.jpg, At San Diego Zoo File:White-bibbed Ground-dove (Gallicolumba jobiensis), Taronga Zoo, Sidney.jpg, At Taronga Zoo Taronga Zoo Sydney is a government-run public zoo located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, in the Lower North Shore suburb of Mosman, New South Wales, Mosman, on the shores of Port Jackson, Sydney Harbour. It offers great views of Sydney ..., Sydney References white-breasted ground dove Bir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanna Ground Dove
The Tanna ground dove (''Pampusana ferruginea''), also known as Forster's dove of Tanna, is an extinct dove species. Its taxonomic affiliation is uncertain but at its first scientific discussion by Johann Georg Wagler in 1829 it was classified into the genus Gallicolumba (which includes ground doves and bleeding-hearts); its closest relative is possibly the Santa Cruz ground dove. It was endemic to the Pacific island of Tanna, Vanuatu (formerly the New Hebrides). Forster records a native name ''mahk'', almost certainly from the Kwamera language. Taxonomy The taxonomic authority is often given as Wagler (1829). However, although Forster's ''Descriptiones…'' was finally printed in 1844, some time after Wagler's treatise, the original description was written in 1775 and thus predates Wagler. This species was formerly in the genus ''Alopecoenas'' Sharpe, 1899, but the name of the genus was changed in 2019 to ''Pampusana'' Bonaparte, 1855 as this name has priority. Descrip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Cruz Ground Dove
The Santa Cruz ground dove (''Pampusana sanctaecrucis'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in the southern Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species. The organisms once living there have either moved elsewhere, or are dead, leading to a decrease .... This species was formerly in the genus ''Alopecoenas'' Sharpe, 1899, but the name of the genus was changed in 2019 to ''Pampusana'' Bonaparte, 1855 as this name has priority. References External linksBirdLife Species Factsheet. Santa Cruz ground dove Birds of the Santa Cruz Islands Birds of Vanuatu Santa Cruz ground dove Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Columbiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shy Ground Dove
The shy ground dove (''Pampusana stairi''), also known as the Tongan ground dove or friendly ground dove, is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in American Samoa, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and Wallis and Futuna Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species. The organisms once living there have either moved elsewhere, or are dead, leading to a decrease .... This species was formerly in the genus ''Alopecoenas'' Sharpe, 1899, but the name of the genus was changed in 2019 to ''Pampusana'' Bonaparte, 1855 as this name has priority. References External linksBirdLife Species Factsheet. Shy ground dove Birds of Tonga Birds of the Pacific Ocean TShy ground dove Shy ground dove Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Columbiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dove
Columbidae is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with small heads, relatively short necks and slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They feed largely on plant matter, feeding on seeds ( granivory), fruit (frugivory), and foliage (folivory). In colloquial English, the smaller species tend to be called "doves", and the larger ones "pigeons", although the distinction is not consistent, and there is no scientific separation between them. Historically, the common names for these birds involve a great deal of variation. The bird most commonly referred to as "pigeon" is the domestic pigeon, descendant of the wild rock dove, which is a common inhabitant of cities as the feral pigeon. Columbidae contains 51 genera divided into 353 species. The family occurs worldwide, often in close proximity to humans, but the greatest diversity is in the Indomalayan and Australasian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbidae
Columbidae is a bird Family (biology), family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the Order (biology), order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with small heads, relatively short necks and slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They Herbivore, feed largely on plant matter, feeding on seeds (granivore, granivory), fruit (frugivore, frugivory), and foliage (folivore, folivory). In colloquial English, the smaller species tend to be called "doves", and the larger ones "pigeons", although the distinction is not consistent, and there is no scientific separation between them. Historically, the common names for these birds involve a great deal of variation. The bird most commonly referred to as "pigeon" is the domestic pigeon, descendant of the wild rock dove, which is a common Urban wildlife, inhabitant of cities as the feral pigeon. Columbidae contains 51 genera divided into 353 species. The family occurs worldwide, often in close p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
