Gallicolumba sp. nov. ‘Rurutu #2’
Rurutu small ground-dove
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: Late Holocene
Distribution
Rurutu, Austral Islands, French Polynesia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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)]
Steadman, David W. and Bollt, Robert. (2010). Prehistoric Birds from Rurutu, Austral Islands, East Polynesia. Pacific Science 64(2): 315-325.