Pampusana johannae ssp. admiralitatis (Rothschild & E. J. O. Hartert)

Admiralty Islands Bronze Ground Dove (Pampusana johannae ssp. admiralitatis)

The Admiralty Islands Bronze Ground Dove is a subspecies of the Eastern Ground Dove (Pampusana johannae (P. L. Sclater)) restricted to the Admiralty Islands north of eastern Papua New Guinea; it is sometimes assigned as a subspecies to the Western Bronze Ground Dove (Pampusana beccarii (Salvadori)) (see depiction).

This form is thought to be extinct.

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*Solomon Bronze Ground-Dove (Pampusana johannae ssp. solomonensis (Ogilvie-Grant)); below, together with Western Bronze Ground Dove (Pampusana beccarii (Salvadori)); above*

*Depiction from: Catalogue of the birds in the British Museum. London 21. 1893*

*(public domain)*

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edited: 10.11.2020

Dead as the Dodo – Holocene Extinctions

… about 5692 taxa have disappeared since the beginning of the Anthropocene era (since about 10000 BCE)

Pampusana johannae ssp. admiralitatis (Rothschild & E. J. O. Hartert)