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Alectroenas sp. nov. 'Providence Island'

Providence blue pigeon

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Extinct

Last record: 1821-22 (Stoddart & Benson, 1970:35)

 

Distribution

Providence Island and St Pierre, Seychelles

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Hume, Julian Pender and Walters, Michael. (2012). Extinct Birds. London: T & AD Poyser. 544 pp.

Stoddart, D. R. and Benson, C. W. (1970). An old record of a blue pigeon Alectroenas species and sea-birds on Farquhar and Providence. Atoll Research Bulletin 136: 35-36.

 

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