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Bonin Wood-pigeon

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Columbiformes
Family:	Columbidae
Genus:	Columba
Species:	C. The conservation status of a Species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future In Biology and Ecology, extinction is the cessation of existence of a Species or group of taxa. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List) created in 1963 is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. The Bird order Columbiformes includes the very widespread and successful Doves and pigeons, classified in the family Columbidae and the The large Bird Genus Columba comprises a group of medium to large stout-bodied pigeons, often referred to as the typical pigeons versicolor

Binomial name

Columba versicolor
Kittlitz, 1832

The Bonin Wood-pigeon (Columba versicolor) was a pigeon endemic to Nakodo-jima ("Nakondo" is a frequent spelling error) and Chichi-jima in the Ogasawara Islands off the coast of Japan. Kittlitz is a municipality in the district of Lauenburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian This article is a parent page for a series of articles providing information about Endemism among birds in the World's various zoogeographic zones ChichijimaportJPG|right|250px|thumb|Futami Harbor the port at Chichi-jima]] formerly known as Peel Island, is the largest Island in the Ogasawara archipelago For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. It is known from four recorded specimens, the first from 1827 and the last from 1889. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common They averaged a length of 45 cm. A centimetre ( American spelling: centimeter, symbol cm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one hundredth This pigeon died out late in the 19th century as a result of deforestation, hunting, and predation by introduced rats and cats. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar Deforestation is the conversion of Forested areas to non-forest land for use such as Arable land, Pasture, urban use logged area or wasteland Rats are various medium sized long-tailed Rodents of the superfamily Muroidea WikipediaManual of Style (spelling, articles should conform to one overall spelling style of English typically the one most linked to the article topic (if it is geographic

References

BirdLife International (2004). Columba versicolor. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List) created in 1963 is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 10 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is listed as extinct
Kittlitz, Heinrich von (1832): Kupfertafeln zur Naturgeschichte der Vögel 1: 5, plate V/2. Frankfurt.

External link

International Dove Society (drawing)

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