Gallicolumba norfolciensis
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
AVES |
COLUMBIFORMES |
COLUMBIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Gallicolumba norfolciensis |
| Species Authority: |
Latham, 1801 |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Norfolk Island Ground-dove, Norfolk Island Ground-Dove |
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Extinct
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2008 |
| Assessor/s: |
BirdLife International |
| Reviewer/s: |
Bird, J., Butchart, S. |
| History: |
| 2004 |
– |
Extinct
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| 2000 |
– |
Extinct
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| 1994 |
– |
Extinct
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| 1988 |
– |
Extinct
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
Gallicolumba norfolciensis, from Norfolk Island (to Australia), was painted by Hunter in 17902 and described by Latham in 1801 based on this and on correspondence from 1788-17901. Subfossil remains have subsequently been found and referred to this species1.
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
Nothing is known, although it may have been a forest dweller.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): |
It presumably became extinct in about 1800, due to overhunting and predation by introduced cats and rats1.
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Bibliography
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Higgins, P. J.; Davies, S. J. J. F. 1996. Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic birds vol 3: snipe to pigeons. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Hindwood, K. A. 1965. John Hunter: a naturalist and artist of the First Fleet. Emu 65: 83-95.
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