Alectroenas sp. nov. 'Réunion'
Réunion blue pigeon
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: cf. Alectroenas undescribed species (Tyrberg, 2009:87)
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: 1619 (Cheke, 2013)
Distribution
Réunion Island, Mascarene Islands
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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Sayol, Ferran, Steinbauer, Manuel J., Blackburn, Tim M., Antonelli, Alexandre and Faurby, Søren. (2020). Anthropogenic extinctions conceal widespread evolution of flightlessness in birds. Science Advances 6(49): eabb6095. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abb6095 [Supplementary Material (Data File S1)]
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