Macropygia heana Steadman, 1992:333
Marquesan cuckoo-dove, Marquesas cuckoo dove
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Distribution
Ua Huka, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Steadman, David W. (1992). New species of Gallicolumba and Macropygia (Aves: Columbidae) from archeological sites in Polynesia, pp. 329-348. In: Becker, Jonathan J. (ed.). Papers in Avian Paleontology Honoring Pierce Brodkorb. Science series, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, No. 36.
Other references:
Hume, Julian Pender and Walters, Michael. (2012). Extinct Birds. London: T & AD Poyser. 544 pp.
Steadman, David W. (2006). Extinction and Biogeography of Tropical Pacific Birds. Chicago: University Of Chicago Press. xiv + 594 pp.
Tyrberg, Tommy. (2009). Holocene avian extinctions, pp. 63-106. In: Turvey, Samuel T. (ed.). Holocene Extinctions. Oxford, UK & New York, USA: Oxford University Press. xii + 352 pp.