Gallicolumba erythroptera albicollis Salvadori, 1892:x
White-headed Polynesian ground dove
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: 1950's (Hume & Walters, 2012:149)
Distribution
Hao & Hiti (and Tahanea?), Tuamotu Archipelago
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Salvadori, T. (1892). Descrizione di una specie di Colombo de genere Ptilopus. Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia Comparata della R. Università di Torino 7(135): 1-3.
Other references:
Gibbs, David, Barnes, Eustace and Cox, John (2001). Pigeons and Doves: A Guide to the Pigeons and Doves of the World. Robertsbridge, Sussex: Pica Press.
Hume, Julian Pender and Walters, Michael. (2012). Extinct Birds. London: T & AD Poyser. 544 pp.
http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/4247/gallicolumba-erythroptera-polynesian-ground-dove