Alopecoenas norfolkensis Forshaw 2015 (Norfolk ground-dove)

Aves - Columbiformes - Columbidae

Invalid subtaxa: Columba norfolciensis Latham 1801 [replaced name], Gallicolumba norfolciensis Latham 1801 [replaced name]

Belongs to Alopecoenas according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Holdaway and Anderson 2001

Sister taxa: Alopecoenas beccarii, Alopecoenas canifrons, Alopecoenas erythropterus, Alopecoenas jobiensis, Alopecoenas rubescens, Alopecoenas stairi, Alopecoenas xanthonurus

Ecology: volant frugivore-granivore

Distribution: found only at Trench EB97:23, Emily Bay (Quaternary of Norfolk Island)

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