Ducula sp. nov. ‘Viti Levu’
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Possibly refers to D. lakeba from nearby Lakeba (Irwin et al., 2011).
Conservation Status
Extinct if distinct
Distribution
Beqa Island & Viti Levu, Fiji
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Irwin, G., Worthy, Trevor H., Best, S., Hawkins, S., Carpenter, J. and Matararaba, S. (2011). Further Investigations at the Naigani Lapita site (VL 21/5), Fiji: Excavation, Radiocarbon Dating and Palaeofaunal Extinction. Journal of Pacific Archaeology 2: 66-78.
Worthy, Trevor H. and Anderson, Atholl. (2009). Results of palaeofaunal research, pp. 41-62. In: Clark, Geoffrey Richard and Anderson, Atoll (eds.). The Early Prehistory of Fiji. Terra Australis 31. Canberra: ANU E Press. 437 pp.
Worthy, Trevor H. and Clark, G. (2009). Bird mammal and reptile remains, pp. 231-258. In: Clark, Geoffrey Richard and Anderson, Atoll (eds.). The Early Prehistory of Fiji. Terra Australis 31. Canberra: ANU E Press. 437 pp.