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Wetar Ground Dove
Pampusana hoedtii (Schlegel, 1871)
Columbidae — Pigeons, Doves
Wetar Ground Dove, Pampusana hoedtii, is a bird of Timor and Wetar in the Lesser Sundas, belonging to the pigeon and dove family. It is a ground dove of monsoon forest and gallery forest, and it may also use woodland and bamboo. The species was first described by Schlegel in 1871. It is known from a small number of places in West Timor and from Wetar, with records up to 950 m. On Wetar and Timor it faces pressure from habitat loss and hunting, and it is listed as endangered.
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Columbidae — Pigeons, Doves
- Breeding range
- Australasia: Timor and Wetar (e Lesser Sundas)
