White-fronted ground dove

White-fronted ground dove
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Alopecoenas
Species: A. kubaryi
Binomial name
Alopecoenas kubaryi
(Finsch, 1880)
Synonyms

Gallicolumba kubaryi

The white-fronted ground dove, or Caroline Islands ground dove (Alopecoenas 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.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Alopecoenas kubaryi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T22691024A93299930. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22691024A93299930.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.


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