Alopecoenas jobiensis Meyer 1875 (white-bibbed ground-dove)

Aves - Columbiformes - Columbidae

Alternative combinations: Gallicolumba jobiensis, Phlegoenas jobiensis

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

See also Steadman et al. 1999

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

Ecology: volant frugivore-granivore

Distribution: found only at Panakiwuk site, New Ireland (Quaternary of Papua New Guinea)

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