Subspecies Columba (Janthoenas) vitiensis godmanae (Mathews, 1915) (Extinct)
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Subspecies Columba (Janthoenas) vitiensis godmanae (Mathews, 1915) (Extinct)
- Raperia godmanae Mathews, G.M. 1915. Raperia godmanae. A new bird from Lord Howe Island, now extinct. Austral Avian Records 3: 21-24 [24] [based on a painting in BMNH ex coll. F. Ducane Godman by George Raper of a specimen collected from Lord Howe Is. perhaps in 1788, see original description and Hindwood, K.A. 1964. George Raper: an artist of the First Fleet. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Historical Society 50: 32–57; no specimens of this pigeon appear to have been saved].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown (lost, figured on George Raper drawing no. 72 in BMNH), Lord Howe Is.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Extinct.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14)
Other Regions
Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Aerial, arboreal, closed forest, sedentary, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Biology unknown.
General References
Hindwood, K.A. 1940. The birds of Lord Howe Island. The Emu 40: 1-86 pl. 1 (occurrence, extinction)
Mathews, G.M. 1915. Raperia godmanae. A new bird from Lord Howe Island, now extinct. Austral Avian Records 3: 21-24 (discovery)
Mathews, G.M. 1928. The Birds of Norfolk & Lord Howe Islands and the Australasian South Polar Quadrant with Additions to "The Birds of Australia". London : H.F. & G. Witherby xii 139 pp. pls 1-45. (occurrence, taxonomy)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2020 | AVES | 20-Dec-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 20-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED |