Bountyphaps Worthy and Wragg 2008 (dove)

Aves - Columbiformes - Columbidae

Full reference: T. H. Worthy and G. M. Wragg. 2008. A new genus and species of pigeon (Aves: Columbidae) from Henderson Island, Pitcairn Group. Islands of Inquiry: Colonisation, Seafaring and the Archaeology of Maritime Landscapes 499-510

Parent taxon: Columbidae according to T. H. Worthy and G. M. Wragg 2008

Sister taxa: Alectroenas, Alopecoenas, Arenicolumba, 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: Bountyphaps obsoleta

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Ecology: volant frugivore-granivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of French Polynesia (3 collections), Pitcairn (4)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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