Marquesan ground dove
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Pampusana rubescens

The Marquesan ground dove (Pampusana rubescens ) is a bird species in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to French Polynesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.

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It was formerly classified as endangered by the IUCN.

This species was formerly in the genus Alopecoenas Sharpe, 1899, but the name of the genus was changed in 2019 to Pampusana Bonaparte, 1855 as this name has priority.

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References

1. Marquesan ground dove Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquesan_ground_dove
2. Marquesan ground dove on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22691061/118535609

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