Thick-billed Ground Dove - BirdForum Opus

The species Thick-billed Ground Dove is extinct.

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Pampusana salamonis

Alopecoenas salamonis

Identification

Extinct. 26 cm. Beige head, throat, and breast mantle, chestnut upperparts with a pale purple sheen on the carpals and the small wing coverts contrasted with a chocolate-coloured belly.

Distribution

Solomon Islands.

Taxonomy

Formerly placed in genus Gallicolumba by Clements.

Habitat

Dry beach forests.

Behaviour

Terrestrial.

References

Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

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