White-fronted ground dove explained

The white-fronted ground dove or Caroline Islands ground dove (Pampusana kubaryi) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.It is endemic to Micronesia.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and plantations .It is threatened by habitat loss.

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.^{[1] [2]}

External links

• BirdLife Species Factsheet.

Notes and References

1. Bruce . M. . Bahr . N. . David . N. . 2016 . Pampusanna vs. Pampusana: a nomenclatural conundrum resolved, along with associated errors and oversights . Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club . 136 . 86–100 .
2. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . 2019 . Pigeons . World Bird List Version 9.2 . International Ornithologists' Union . 25 June 2019 .