Alopecoenas stairi Gray 1856 (shy ground-dove)

Aves - Columbiformes - Columbidae

Alternative combinations: Caloenas stairi, Gallicolumba stairi, Gallicolumba stairii

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

See also Steadman 1993, Steadman 1994 and Worthy and Burley 2019

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

Ecology: volant frugivore-granivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of American Samoa (1 collection), New Caledonia (2), Tonga (6)

Total: 9 collections including 10 occurrences

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