Aves - Columbiformes - Columbidae
Parent taxon: Columbidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Worthy and Burley 2019
Sister taxa: Alectroenas, Arenicolumba, Bountyphaps, Caloenas, Chalcophaps, Chloroenas, Claravis, Columba, Columbina, Columbinae, Didunculinae, Drepanoptila, Ducula, Dysmoropelia, Ectopistes, Eurostopodinae, Gallicolumba, Geotrygon, Gerandia, Gourinae, Hemiphaga, Leptotila, Leucosarcia, Lithophaps, Macropygia, Microena, Natunaornis, Nesoenas, Ocyphaps, Oena, Patagioenas, Peristerinae, Pezophaps, Phaps, Primophaps, Ptilinopus, Raphus, Rupephaps, Spilopelia, Streptopelia, Treron, Turtur, Zenaida, Geopelia, Trugon, Lopholaimus
Subtaxa: Alopecoenas beccarii Alopecoenas canifrons Alopecoenas erythropterus Alopecoenas jobiensis Alopecoenas norfolkensis Alopecoenas rubescens Alopecoenas stairi Alopecoenas xanthonurus
Ecology: volant frugivore-granivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of American Samoa (1 collection), Cook Islands (5), French Polynesia (5), Guam (2), Micronesia (2), New Caledonia (2), Norfolk Island (1), Northern Mariana Islands (16), Palau (1), Papua New Guinea (2), Tonga (6), Vanuatu (1)
Total: 44 collections including 45 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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