| Hemiphaga | |
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| Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Hemiphaga Bonaparte, 1854 |
| species | |
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Hemiphaga is the genus containing two large species of pigeons from New Zealand. The two are traditionally considered conspecific, but in 2001 it was proposed that chathamensis should be considered a separate species instead of a subspecies of H. novaeseelandiae.[1] It is here listed as a species, although few authorities outside New Zealand have followed this.[2][3]