Tanna Ground-Dove (Pampusana ferruginea)
Posted on 31 December, 1774 in Extinct • Tagged with Vanuatu (Tanna), family-COLUMBIDAE, extinct-1770s
Year Last Seen:
1774
Comments:
This species is known from Tanna, Vanuatu, but the only record dates from 1774 and it is now Extinct. Predation by introduced rats is likely to have been the main cause.
Habitat:
Nothing is known, although it may have inhabited the island's forests.
Causes:
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