Great Ground Dove
The Great Ground Dove (Gallicolumba nui) is an extinct species of bird in the Columbidae family. It was found in Mangaia in the southern Cook Islands,[2] and in French Polynesia where subfossil bones between 1-2000 years old have been found in the Marquesas, as well as between 750-1250 years old at the Fa'ahia early occupation site on Huahine in the Society Islands.[3]
Notes
- ^ Steadman (1992).
- ^ Steadman (2006).
- ^ Kirchman & Steadman (2006).
References
- Kirchman, Jeremy J.; & Steadman, David W. (Online publication 2006). New Species of Rails (Aves: Rallidae) From an Archaeological Site on Huahine, Society Islands. Pacific Science 60: 281.[1]
- Steadman, David W. (1992). New species of Gallicolumba and Macropygia (Aves: Columbidae) from archeological sites in Polynesia. In: Papers in Avian Paleontology Honoring Pierce Brodkorb, ed Jonathan J. Becker Science series Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 36 (1992): 329-348.
- Steadman, David W. (2006). Extinction and biogeography of tropical Pacific birds. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226771427
- Steadman, David W.; & Pahlavan, Dominique S. (Online publication 21 December 2006). Extinction and biogeography of birds on huahine, society islands, French Polynesia. Geoarchaeology 7(5): 449-483.[2]