White-breasted Ground Dove

Pampusana jobiensis (Meyer, AB, 1875)

Columbidae — Pigeons, Doves

White-breasted Ground Dove, Pampusana jobiensis, is a pigeon in the Columbidae family that breeds in New Guinea and some nearby islands, including the Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands. It was described by Meyer, AB, in 1875. The bird was once placed in Alopecoenas, but it is now assigned to Pampusana, a name adopted because it has priority.

Order
Columbiformes
Family
Columbidae — Pigeons, Doves
Breeding range
Australasia: New Guinea and some satellites, e Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is.
White-breasted Ground Dove
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