Palau Ground Dove

Pampusana canifrons (Hartlaub & Finsch, 1872)

Palau Ground Dove, Pampusana canifrons, is a pigeon in the Columbidae family that breeds in Palau, in the western Caroline Islands of Micronesia. It lives in forests and woodland, with a preference for limestone islands rather than volcanic ones. It is the smaller of Palau’s two ground-dwelling pigeons. The species was first described in 1872 by Hartlaub and Finsch. It is endemic to Palau and is regarded as endangered.

Order

Columbiformes

Family

Columbidae — Pigeons, Doves

Breeding range

Pacific Ocean: Palau (w Caroline Is., w Micronesia)