Alopecoenas beccarii Salvadori 1876 (bronze ground-dove)
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Aves - Columbiformes - Columbidae
Alternative combinations: Chalcophaps beccarii, Gallicolumba beccarii
Belongs to Alopecoenas according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Steadman et al. 1999
Sister taxa: Alopecoenas canifrons, Alopecoenas erythropterus, Alopecoenas jobiensis, Alopecoenas norfolkensis, Alopecoenas rubescens, Alopecoenas stairi, Alopecoenas xanthonurus
Ecology: volant frugivore-granivore
Distribution: found only at Balof sites, New Ireland (Quaternary of Papua New Guinea)
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