Marquesan ground dove
| Marquesan ground dove | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Gallicolumba |
| Species: | G. rubescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Gallicolumba rubescens (Vieillot, 1818) | |
The Marquesan ground dove (Gallicolumba rubescens) is a bird species in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to French Polynesia.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.
It was formerly classified as endangered by the IUCN.[2] But new research has shown it to be not as rare as it was believed. Consequently, it was downlisted to vulnerable in 2008.[3]
Footnotes
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Gallicolumba rubescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ BLI (2006)
- ↑ BLI (2008)
References
- BirdLife International (BLI) (2008): [2008 IUCN Redlist status changes]. Retrieved 2008-MAY-23.
External links
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