Gallicolumba longitarsus Balouet & Olson, 1989:16
New Caledonian ground dove, Long-tarsus ground-dove
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: Holocene
Distribution
New Caledonia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Holotype: NCP 100
Type locality: "Pindai Cave, Ncpoui Peninsula, west coast of New Caledonia. 21°20'S, 164°57'E"
Paratypes:
NCP 101
NCP 102
NCP 103
NCP 104
NCP 105
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Balouet, Jean Christophe and Olson, Storrs L. (1989). Fossil Birds from Late Quaternary Deposits in New Caledonia. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 469: 1-38, 16 figures, 13 tables.
Other references:
Anderson, Atholl, Sand, Christophe, Petchey, Fiona and Worthy, Trevor H. (2010). Faunal Extinction and Human Habitation in New Caledonia: Initial Results and Implications of New Research at the Pindai Caves. Journal of Pacific Archaeology 1(1): 89-109.
Hume, Julian Pender and Walters, Michael. (2012). Extinct Birds. London: T & AD Poyser. 544 pp.
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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