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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | A new species of extinct imperial pigeon (Ducula: Columbidae) from Henderson Island, Pitcairn Group |
Author: | Wragg, Graham M. Worthy, Trevor Henry |
Citation: | Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology, 2006; 18(2):127-140 |
Publisher: | Gordon and Breach - Harwood Academic |
Issue Date: | 2006 |
ISSN: | 0891-2963 |
School/Discipline: | School of Earth and Environmental Sciences |
Statement of Responsibility: | Wragg, Graham M., Worthy, T.H. |
Abstract: | 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. |
Keywords: | bird extinctions; Ducula new species; Henderson Island; Pitcairn Group; Columbidae |
Rights: | © 2006 Taylor & Francis |
DOI: | 10.1080/08912960600640853 |
Appears in Collections: | Australian Centre for Ancient DNA publications Earth and Environmental Sciences publications |
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