Alopecoenas canifrons Hartlaub and Finsch 1872 (Palau ground-dove)

Aves - Columbiformes - Columbidae

Alternative combinations: Gallicolumba canifrons, Phlegoenas canifrons

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

See also Pregill and Steadman 2000

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

Ecology: volant frugivore-granivore

Distribution: found only at Ulon-1 cave, Ulong Island (Quaternary of Palau)

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