Norfolk Ground Dove

Norfolk Ground Dove
Conservation status
Extinct (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Columbiformes
Family:	Columbidae
Genus:	Gallicolumba
Species:	G. norfolciensis
Binomial name
Gallicolumba norfolciensis Latham, 1801

The Norfolk Ground Dove (Gallicolumba norfolciensis) was a species of bird in the Columbidae, or pigeon family.

It was endemic to Norfolk Island, but became extinct due to introduced predators, disappearing within a few decades after European settlement in the late 18th century.

References

• BirdLife International 2004. Gallicolumba norfolciensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.

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