Bonin Woodpigeon
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| Columba versicolor Kittlitz, 1832 |
The Bonin Wood-pigeon (Columba versicolor) was a pigeon endemic to Nakodo-jima ("Nakondo" is a frequent spelling error) and Chichi-jima in the Ogasawara Islands off the coast of Japan. It averaged a total length of 45 cm and was known from four recorded specimens, the first from 1827. The Bonin Wood-pigeon died out late in the 19th century as a result of deforestation, hunting and predation by introduced rats and cats. The last known specimen of a Bonin Wood-pigeon was taken in 1889.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Columba versicolor. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 10 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is listed as extinct
- Kittlitz, Heinrich von (1832): Kupfertafeln zur Naturgeschichte der Vögel 1: 5, plate V/2. Frankfurt.
