Aves - Columbiformes - Columbidae
Alternative combinations: Columba leucocephala, Patagioenas leucocephalus
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Patagioenas according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Bernstein 1965, Linnaeus 1758, Morgan 1994, Olson and Hilgartner 1982, Oswald and Steadman 2018 and Steadman et al. 2018
Sister taxa: Patagioenas fasciata, Patagioenas inornata, Patagioenas squamosa
Ecology: volant frugivore-granivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Bahamas (7 collections), Cayman Islands (3), the Dominican Republic (2), Haiti (1)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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