Huahine (Holocene of French Polynesia)

Where: Society Islands, French Polynesia (16.7° S, 151.0° W: paleocoordinates 16.7° S, 151.0° W)

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: D. W. Steadman. 1989. Extinction of birds in eastern Polynesia: A review of the record, and comparison with other Pacific island groups. Journal of Archaeological Science 16:177-205 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 215325: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 09.11.2020

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Taxonomic list

Aves
 Charadriiformes - Laridae
Anous stolidus Linnaeus 1758 brown noddy
Larus sp. Linnaeus 1758 gull
n. sp.
Gygis alba Sparman 1786 white tern
 Phaethontiformes - Phaethontidae
Phaethon lepturus Daudin 1802 white-tailed tropicbird
 Gruiformes - Rallidae
"Porzana tabuensis" = Zapornia tabuensis Gmelin 1789 spotless crake
Gallirallus sp. Lafresnaye 1841 rail
n. sp.
Porzana sp. Vieillot 1816 rail
n. sp.
 Coraciiformes - Alcedinidae
"Halcyon tuta" = Todiramphus tutus
"Halcyon tuta" = Todiramphus tutus Gmelin 1788 chattering kingfisher
 Columbiformes - Columbidae
Gallicolumba sp. Heck 1849 dove
n. sp. 2
"Gallicolumba erythroptera" = Alopecoenas erythropterus Gmelin 1789 Polynesian ground-dove
Ducula sp. Hodgson 1836 imperial pigeon
Ducula galeata Bonaparte 1855 Marquesas imperial-pigeon
? Ptilinopus sp. Swainson 1825 fruit dove
Ptilinopus purpuratus Gmelin 1789 gray-green fruit-dove
 Psittaciformes - Psittaculidae
Vini vidivici Steadman and Zarriello 1987 conquered lorikeet
Vini sinotoi Steadman and Zarriello 1987 Sinoto's lorikeet
 Passeriformes - Sturnidae
Aplonis sp. Gould 1836 starling
n. sp.
 Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
"Ardeola striata" = Butorides striata, Egretta sacra
"Ardeola striata" = Butorides striata Linnaeus 1758 striated heron
Egretta sacra Gmelin 1789 Pacific reef-heron
 Suliformes - Fregatidae
Fregata minor Gmelin 1789 Great frigatebird
Fregata ariel Gray 1845 Lesser frigatebird
 Suliformes - Sulidae
Sula sula Linnaeus 1766 red-footed booby
Sula leucogaster Boddaert 1783 brown booby
 Procellariiformes - Procellariidae
"Puffinus pacificus" = Ardenna pacifica Gmelin 1789 wedge-tailed shearwater
Pterodroma arminjoniana Giglioli and Salvadori 1869 Trinidade petrel
Pterodroma alba Gmelin 1789 phoenix petrel
"Pterodroma rostrata" = Pseudobulweria rostrata Peale 1848 Tahiti petrel
Puffinus nativitatis Streets 1877 Christmas shearwater