Aves - Columbiformes - Columbidae
Parent taxon: Columbidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Alectroenas, Alopecoenas, Arenicolumba, Bountyphaps, Caloenas, 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, Trugon, Lopholaimus, Geopelia
Subtaxa: Chalcophaps indica Chalcophaps stephani
Ecology: volant frugivore-granivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of New Caledonia (2 collections), Papua New Guinea (1), Vanuatu (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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