Thick-billed Ground Dove
Pampusana salamonis
Thick-billed Ground Dove (Pampusana salamonis) — Pigeons & Doves of Australia & Oceania.
The Thick-billed Ground Dove (Pampusana salamonis) is a member of the Columbidae family found in Australia & Oceania. The IUCN Red List lists it as Extinct.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Columbiformes
- Family Columbidae Pigeons, Doves
- Genus Pampusana
- Species salamonis
Quick facts
- Family
- Columbidae
- Order
- Columbiformes
Biology & behaviour
The Thick-billed Ground Dove (Pampusana salamonis) is a species of pigeons, doves in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. It is found in Australia & Oceania — Makira and Ramos (n of Isabel; se Solomon Is.).
Conservation
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Guides for this bird
Meet the Columbidae
A field guide to the Columbidae family — 352 species in the Birbs encyclopedia, with the best-known members to start with.