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Polynesian Ground Dove
Pampusana erythroptera (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Pampusana erythroptera, Îles Australes, PF, 2019-09-16 (iNaturalist).
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Polynesian ground dove or Society Islands ground dove (Pampusana erythroptera) or Tutururu is a critically endangered species of bird in the family Columbidae. Originally endemic to the Society Islands and Tuamotus in French Polynesia, it has now been extirpated from most of its former range by habitat loss and predation by introduced species such as cats and rats, and the species is now endemic only in the Acteon islands. The total population is estimated to be around 100-120 birds.
It favors tropical forests, especially with Pandanus tectorius, Pisonia grandis and shrubs, but it has also been recorded from dense shrub growing below coconut palms.
A rat eradication campaign from 2015 to 2017 has allowed the ground dove to reestablish itself on Tenarunga.
Wikipedia contributors, Polynesian ground dove; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:55:56.579353+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pampusana erythroptera (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
- Name authority
- (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
- Common name
- Polynesian Ground Dove
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Columbidae
- Genus
- Pampusana
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderColumbiformes
- familyColumbidae
- subfamilyRaphinae
- genusPampusana Bonaparte, 1855
- speciesPampusana erythroptera (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pampusana. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bronze Ground DovePampusana beccarii (Salvadori, 1876) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Palau Ground DovePampusana canifrons (Hartlaub & Finsch, 1872) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tanna Ground DovePampusana ferruginea (J. R. Forster, 1844) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Wetar Ground DovePampusana hoedtii (Schlegel, 1871) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-breasted Ground DovePampusana jobiensis (A. B. Meyer, 1875) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-fronted Ground DovePampusana kubaryi (Finsch, 1880) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Marquesan Ground DovePampusana rubescens (Vieillot, 1818) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-throated Ground DovePampusana xanthonura (Temminck, 1823) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Thick-billed Ground DovePampusana salamonis (E. P. Ramsay, 1882) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Norfolk Ground DovePampusana norfolkensis (Forshaw, 2015) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Santa Cruz Ground DovePampusana sanctaecrucis (Mayr, 1935) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Shy Ground DovePampusana stairi (G. R. Gray, 1856) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Pampusana erythroptera albicollis (Salvadori, 1892) (Salvadori, 1892) | synonym |
| Gallicolumba erythroptera (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | synonym |
| Pampusana erythroptera erythroptera (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1125236 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4C923. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.