Cloven-feathered dove
| Cloven-feathered dove | |
|---|---|
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Drepanoptila Bonaparte, 1855 |
| Species: | D. holosericea |
| Binomial name | |
| Drepanoptila holosericea (Temminck, 1810) | |
The cloven-feathered dove (Drepanoptila holosericea) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Drepanoptila, but this genus is possibly better merged into Ptilinopus.[2] The cloven-feathered dove is endemic to New Caledonia where found in forest and Melaleuca savanna at altitudes up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft).[1]
It is considered near-threatened by the IUCN due to habitat degradation and hunting.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 BirdLife International (2012). "Drepanoptila holosericea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Gibb, G.C., & D. Penny (2010). Two aspects along the continuum of pigeon evolution: A South-Pacific radiation and the relationship of pigeons within Neoaves. Mol Phyl Evol 56(2): 698-706.