Henderson ground dove
| Henderson ground dove | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Alopecoenas |
| Species: | A. leonpascoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Alopecoenas leonpascoi (Worthy & Wragg, 2003) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Gallicolumba leonpascoi | |
The Henderson ground dove (Alopecoenas leonpascoi), or Henderson Island ground dove, is an extinct species of bird in the family Columbidae. It was described from Holocene to possibly Late Pleistocene-aged subfossil remains found on Henderson Island in the Pitcairn Group in 1991. Its relatively small wings suggest it was flightless.
References
- ↑ Trevor H. Worthy; Graham M. Wragg (2003). "A New Species of Gallicolumba: Columbidae from Henderson Island, Pitcairn Group". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 33 (4): 769–793. doi:10.1080/03014223.2003.9517758.
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