Biology:Marquesas cuckoo-dove
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Short description: Extinct species of bird
| Marquesas cuckoo-dove Temporal range: Late Holocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Macropygia |
| Species: | M. heana
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| Macropygia heana Steadman, 1992[1]
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The Marquesas cuckoo-dove (Macropygia heana), also referred to as the Marquesan cuckoo-dove, is an extinct species of bird in the pigeon family. It was endemic to the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia. It was described from subfossil bones recovered from the Hane archaeological site on the island of Ua Huka. The cuckoo-dove was a relatively large species, with long legs; its limb proportions suggesting a more terrestrial lifestyle than its congeners. The dove's extinction occurred either upon or shortly after the colonisation of the islands by ancient Polynesians.[2][1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Steadman, David W. (1992). "New species of Gallicolumba and Macropygia (Aves: Columbidae) from archeological sites in Polynesia. In: Papers in Avian Paleontology Honoring Pierce Brodkorb, ed Jonathan J. Becker". Science Series, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 36: 329–348.
- ↑ Hume, Julian P.; Walters, Michael (2012). Extinct Birds. Poyser Monographs. A&C Black. pp. 143–144. ISBN 9781408158623.
Wikidata ☰ Q15707898 entry
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