Marquesan Ground Dove
Pampusana rubescens (Vieillot, 1818)
Columbidae — Pigeons, Doves
Marquesan Ground Dove, Pampusana rubescens, is a pigeon in the Columbidae family that breeds on Fatu Uku and Hatutaa in the Marquesas Islands of north-east Polynesia. It is part of the order Columbiformes and was described by Vieillot in 1818. The bird is found in subtropical or tropical dry forest and in subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is endemic to French Polynesia. The genus name was changed in 2019 from Alopecoenas to Pampusana because the latter has priority.
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Columbidae — Pigeons, Doves
- Breeding range
- Pacific Ocean: Fatu Uku and Hatutaa (Marquesas Is., ne Polynesia)
