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White-throated Ground Dove

Pampusana xanthonura

White-throated Ground Dove (Pampusana xanthonura) — Pigeons & Doves of Oceans & Seabirds.

The White-throated Ground Dove (Pampusana xanthonura) is a member of the Columbidae family found in Oceans & Seabirds.

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Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Columbiformes
  3. Family Columbidae Pigeons, Doves
  4. Genus Pampusana
  5. Species xanthonura

Where it lives

Northern Mariana Is., Guam (southern Mariana Is., where probably extinct) and Yap (western Caroline Is., western Micronesia)

Quick facts

Family
Columbidae
Order
Columbiformes

Biology & behaviour

The White-throated Ground Dove (Pampusana xanthonura) is a species of pigeons, doves in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. It is found in Oceans & Seabirds — Northern Mariana Is., Guam (s Mariana Is., where probably extinct) and Yap (w Caroline Is., w Micronesia).

Conservation

Not Evaluated

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Meet the Columbidae

A field guide to the Columbidae family — 352 species in the Birbs encyclopedia, with the best-known members to start with.

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