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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Depiction from: Catalogue of the birds in the British Museum. London 21. 1893
(public domain)
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edited: 10.11.2020