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