Cloven-feathered dove
| Cloven-feathered dove | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Drepanoptila Bonaparte, 1855 |
| Species: | D. holosericea
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| Binomial name | |
| Drepanoptila holosericea (Temminck, 1809)
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The cloven-feathered dove (Drepanoptila holosericea) is a
endemic to New Caledonia where found in forest and Melaleuca savanna at altitudes up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft).[1]
It is considered
habitat degradation and hunting.[1]
Distribution and Population
Drepanoptila holosericea is endemic to the island of New Caledonia where it is commonly found in its forest
Loyalty Islands
. Research groups in 1998 have estimated that 140,000 total individual birds live throughout its total range.
Ecology
The cloven-feathered dove is found commonly in
ornithologists
have observed is that it does eat multiple different fruits and berries.
Threats
This bird is sparsely hunted because of ammunition quotas, making hunters save their ammunition for larger targets. If these quotas are removed, the dove may be hunted more and could rapidly decline in population, even though this bird is protected by law. Other threats include
forest fires, deforestation
, and mining operations.
References
- ^ . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Gibb, G.C., & D. Penny (2010). Two aspects along the continuum of pigeon evolution: A South-Pacific radiation and the relationship of pigeons within Neoaves. Mol Phyl Evol 56(2): 698-706.
http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/factsheet/22691585 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
External links
Media related to Drepanoptila holosericea at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Drepanoptila holosericea at Wikispecies
