Gallicolumba erythroptera pectoralis (Peale, 1848:205)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Peristera pectoralis Peale, 1848 (original combination)
Conservation Status
Missing
IUCN RedList status: Possibly extinct
Distribution
Aratika, Tuamotu Group
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Peale, Titian Ramsay. (1848). United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. VIII. Mammalia and ornithology. Philadelphia: C. Sherman.
Other references:
BirdLife International. (2012). Gallicolumba erythroptera. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 24 August 2013.
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.
Holyoak, D. T. and Thibault, J. -C. (1984). Contribution à l'étude des oiseaux de Polynésie orientale. Memoires du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle - Serie A: Zoologie 127: 1-209.
Hume, Julian Pender and Walters, Michael. (2012). Extinct Birds. London: T & AD Poyser. 544 pp.
Monnet, C., Sandford, L., Siu, P., Thibault, J.-C. and Varney, A. (1993). Polynesian Ground Dove (Gallicolumba erythroptera) discovered at Rangiroa Atoll, Tuamotu Islands (Polynesia). Notornis 40: 128-130.