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Henderson ground dove

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Henderson ground dove
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Columbiformes
Family:
Columbidae
Genus:
Gallicolumba
Species:
G. leonpascoi
Binomial name
Gallicolumba leonpascoi
Worthy and Wragg, 2003

The Henderson ground dove (Gallicolumba leonpascoi), or Henderson Island ground dove, is an extinct species of bird in the family Columbidae. It was described from subfossil remains found on Henderson Island in the Pitcairn Group in 1991. Its relatively small wings suggest it was flightless.

References

  • Worthy, T.H.; and Wragg G.M. (2003). A new species of Gallicolumba: Columbidae from Henderson Island, Pitcairn Group. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 33: 769–793.


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