Tongoenas burleyi Steadman & Takano, 2020
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Distribution
Foa, Lifuka, `Uiha, Ha`afeva, Tongatapu, and `Eua, Tonga
Biology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Steadman, David W. and Takano, Oona M. (2020). A new genus and species of pigeon (Aves, Columbidae) from the Kingdom of Tonga, with an evaluation of hindlimb osteology of columbids from Oceania. Zootaxa 4810(3): 401-420. [Abstract]
Other references:
Franklin, Janet and Steadman, David W. (2008). Prehistoric species richness of birds on oceanic islands. Oikos 117: 1885-1891. [Abstract]
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