A new species of extinct imperial pigeon (Ducula: Columbidae) from Henderson Island, Pitcairn Group

A new species of extinct Ducula pigeon is described from abundant fossil material excavated from late Quaternary deposits on Henderson Island, Pitcairn Group, South Pacific Ocean. Tarsometatarsi that are longer than any extant Ducula and relatively reduced wing elements separate this species from al...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Historical Biology
Main Authors: Wragg, Graham M., Worthy, Trevor Henry
Other Authors: School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Gordon and Breach - Harwood Academic 2006
Subjects:
bird extinctions
Ducula new species
Henderson Island
Pitcairn Group
Columbidae
Pacific
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2440/35174
https://doi.org/10.1080/08912960600640853
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Summary:A new species of extinct Ducula pigeon is described from abundant fossil material excavated from late Quaternary deposits on Henderson Island, Pitcairn Group, South Pacific Ocean. Tarsometatarsi that are longer than any extant Ducula and relatively reduced wing elements separate this species from all other extinct and extant Ducula. The description of this species adds another large endemic columbid to the suite that has become extinct since the arrival of man on one of the more isolated islands and island groups in the Pacific. Wragg, Graham M., Worthy, T.H.

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