Columba versicolor Kittlitz, 1832:5
Bonin (Island) wood pigeon, Bonin woodpigeon
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Columba kitlizii Temminck, 1835; Columba metallica Vigors, 1839:25; Columba iris Kittlitz, 1858:175
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: 1889 (Seebohm, 1890; Day, 1981; Hume & Walters, 2012:140; Kittelberger et al., 2024)
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
The last specimen was taken by P. A. Holst (Butchart et al., 2018b) or A. P. Holst (Day, 1981) in 1889 from Nakondo Shima (Seebohm, 1890; Day, 1981).
Distribution
Nakondo Shima and Peel Island (= Chichi-jima) in the Bonin Islands (= Ogasawara-shoto), Japan
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Kittlitz, F. H. v. (1832-33). Kupfertafeln zur Naturgeschicte der Vögel. Frankfurt am Main: Johan David Sauerländer.
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