The Marquesan ground dove (''Pampusana rubescens'') is a
bird species in the
family Columbidae. It is
endemic to
French Polynesia
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. Its natural
habitats are subtropical or tropical dry
forests and subtropical or tropical moist
shrubland
Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes. Shrubland may either occur naturally or be the result of human activity. It m ...
.
It was formerly classified as
endangered by the
IUCN
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natu ...
.
This species was formerly in the genus ''Alopecoenas''
Sharpe, 1899, but the name of the genus was changed in 2019 to ''Pampusana''
Bonaparte, 1855 as this name has priority.
References
External links
BirdLife Species Factsheet.
Marquesan ground dove
Birds of the Marquesas Islands
Marquesan ground dove
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Endemic fauna of French Polynesia
Marquesan ground dove
Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN
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