Fossil pigeons
Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 7:09 am
An interesting new pigeon has been described from Miocene deposits in St Bathans - it has been called the Zelandian Dove Deliaphaps zealandiensis https://www.canterburymuseum.com/assets ... e-Aves.pdf It seems to be part of a group that includes the crowned pigeons, the Tooth-billed and Nicobar Pigeons and also the Dodo and Solitaire which is a pretty interesting looking bunch of birds.
An earlier described species Rupephaps taketake, part of the lineage that includes Kereru, has also been described but not mentioned here before https://www.researchgate.net/publicatio ... ew_Zealand
Ian
An earlier described species Rupephaps taketake, part of the lineage that includes Kereru, has also been described but not mentioned here before https://www.researchgate.net/publicatio ... ew_Zealand
Ian