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
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Aves | |
Anous stolidus Linnaeus 1758 brown noddy
Gygis alba Sparman 1786 white tern | |
Phaethon lepturus Daudin 1802 white-tailed tropicbird | |
"Porzana tabuensis" = Zapornia tabuensis Gmelin 1789 spotless crake | |
"Halcyon tuta" = Todiramphus tutus
"Halcyon tuta" = Todiramphus tutus Gmelin 1788 chattering kingfisher | |
Gallicolumba sp., "Gallicolumba erythroptera" = Alopecoenas erythropterus, Ducula sp., Ducula galeata, ? Ptilinopus sp., Ptilinopus purpuratus
"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 | |
Vini vidivici Steadman and Zarriello 1987 conquered lorikeet
Vini sinotoi Steadman and Zarriello 1987 Sinoto's lorikeet | |
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"Ardeola striata" = Butorides striata, Egretta sacra
"Ardeola striata" = Butorides striata Linnaeus 1758 striated heron
Egretta sacra Gmelin 1789 Pacific reef-heron | |
Fregata minor Gmelin 1789 Great frigatebird
Fregata ariel Gray 1845 Lesser frigatebird | |
Sula sula Linnaeus 1766 red-footed booby
Sula leucogaster Boddaert 1783 brown booby | |
"Puffinus pacificus" = Ardenna pacifica, Pterodroma arminjoniana, Pterodroma alba, "Pterodroma rostrata" = Pseudobulweria rostrata, Puffinus iherminieri, Puffinus nativitatis
"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 iherminieri shearwater
Puffinus nativitatis Streets 1877 Christmas shearwater |