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White-fronted ground dove
The
white-fronted
ground dove
, or
Caroline Islands
ground
dove
is a
species
of
bird
in the family
Columbidae
.
It is
endemic
to
Micronesia
.
Its
natural
habitats
are
subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest
, subtropical or
tropical
mangrove forest
,
subtropical or tropical moist montane forest
,
subtropical or tropical moist shrubland
, and
plantations
.
It is
threatened
by
habitat loss
.
This species was formerly in the
genus
Alopecoenas
Sharpe
,
1899
, but the name of the genus was
changed
in
2019
to
Pampusana
Bonaparte
,
1855
as this name has
priority
.