Santa Cruz ground dove
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Pampusana sanctaecrucis

The Santa Cruz ground dove (Pampusana sanctaecrucis ) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.It is found in the southern Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.It is threatened by habitat loss.

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This species was formerly in the genus Alopecoenas Sharpe, 1899, but the name of the genus was changed in 2019 to Pampusana Bonaparte, 1855 as this name has priority.

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References

1. Santa Cruz ground dove Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz_ground_dove
2. Santa Cruz ground dove on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22691047/131854908

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