Pindai Cave A, testpit 3 (Holocene of New Caledonia)

Where: New Caledonia (21.4° S, 165.0° E: paleocoordinates 21.4° S, 165.0° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: cave; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. Anderson, C. Sand, F. Petchey and T. H. Wright. 2010. Faunal extinction and human habitation in New Caledonia: initial results and implications of new research at the Pindai Caves. Journal of Pacific Archaeology 1:89-109 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis

PaleoDB collection 193986: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 09.06.2018

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Aves
 Charadriiformes - Turnicidae
Turnix varia novaecaledoniae painted buttonquail
 Gruiformes - Rallidae
 Cuculiformes - Cuculidae
Chrysococcyx lucidus layardi shining bronze-cuckoo
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Coenocorypha neocaledonica n. sp. Worthy et al. 2013 New Caledonian snipe
 Charadriiformes - Charadriidae
Charadrius bicinctus Jardine and Selby 1827 double-banded plover
 Procellariiformes - Oceanitidae
Fregetta grallaria Vieillot 1818 white-bellied storm-petrel
 Procellariiformes - Procellariidae
Pseudobulweria rostrata Peale 1848 Tahiti petrel
Pterodroma brevipes Peale 1848 collared petrel
 Gruiformes - Rallidae
cf. Lewinia pectoralis Temminck 1831 Lewin's rail
"Porzana tabuensis" = Zapornia tabuensis Gmelin 1789 spotless crake
"Tricholimnas lafresnayanus" = Gallirallus lafresnayanus Verreaux and des Murs 1860 New Caledonian rail
Porphyrio melanotus Temminck 1820 Australasian swamphen
Porphyrio kukwiedei Balouet and Olson 1989 New Caledonia gallinule
 Strigiformes - Tytonidae
Tyto alba Scopoli 1769 barn owl
Tyto letocarti Balouet and Olson 1989 barn owl
 Strigiformes - Strigidae
Ninox novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1788 southern boobook
 Columbiformes - Columbidae
Columbidae "indet. small" Illiger 1811 dove
Columbidae "sp. 2" Illiger 1811 dove
cf. Ducula pacifica Gmelin 1789 Pacific imperial-pigeon
cf. Ducula goliath Gray 1859 New Caledonian imperial-pigeon
cf. Caloenas canacorum Balouet and Olson 1989 dove
cf. Columba vitiensis Quoy and Gaimard 1830 metallic pigeon
? Drepanoptila holosericea Temminck 1809 cloven-feathered dove
"Ptilinopus cf. greyii" = Ptilinopus greyi Bonaparte 1857 red-bellied fruit-dove
cf. Chalcophaps indica Linnaeus 1758 Asian emerald dove
cf. Gallicolumba longitarsus Balouet and Olson 1989 dove
"Gallicolumba stairii" = Alopecoenas stairi Gray 1856 shy ground-dove
 Psittaciformes - Psittaculidae
Eunymphicus cornutus Gmelin 1788 horned parakeet
Cyanoramphus saisseti Verreaux and des Murs 1860 New Caledonian parakeet
Charmosyna diadema Verreaux and des Murs 1860 New Caledonian lorikeet
 Cuculiformes - Cuculidae
"Eudynamys taitensis" = Urodynamis taitensis Sparrman 1787 long-tailed koel
Cacomantis flabelliformis Latham 1801 fan-tailed cuckoo
 Coraciiformes - Alcedinidae
Todiramphus sanctus Vigors and Horsfield 1827 sacred kingfisher
 Neornithes - Sylviornithidae
Sylviornis neocaledoniae Poplin 1980 bird
 Caprimulgiformes - Apodidae
"Collocalia spodiopygia" = Aerodramus spodiopygius, Collocalia esculenta
"Collocalia spodiopygia" = Aerodramus spodiopygius Peale 1848 white-rumped swiftlet
Collocalia esculenta Linnaeus 1758 glossy swiftlet
 Caprimulgiformes - Caprimulgidae
Eurostopodus exul Mayr 1941 New Caledonian nightjar
 Caprimulgiformes - Aegothelidae
Aegotheles savesi Layard and Layard 1881 New Caledonian owlet-nightjar
 Passeriformes -
Passeriformes indet. Linnaeus 1758 perching bird
 Eurypygiformes - Rhynochetidae
Rhynochetos sp. Verreaux and des Murs 1860 kagu
Rhynochetos orarius/jubatus
 Accipitriformes - Pandionidae
cf. Pandion haliaetus Linnaeus 1758 osprey
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Accipiter fasciatus Vigors and Horsfield 1827 brown goshawk
Accipiter efficax Balouet and Olson 1989 hawk
Accipiter haplochrous Sclater 1859 New Caledonia goshawk
Haliastur sphenurus Vieillot 1818 whistling kite
Reptilia
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
Coturnix cf. pectoralis Gould 1837 stubble quail