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