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The Tongan tooth-billed pigeon (Didunculus placopedetes extinct species of pigeon that was endemic to Tonga that lived in the Quaternary period . A related species , the tooth-billed pigeon (Didunculus strigirostris ), is the only known living species in its genus.[2]
Description [ edit ]
The Tongan tooth-billed pigeon is described as looking similar to its relative, the tooth-billed pigeon, although it was larger. The Tongan tooth-billed pigeon is only defined by subfossils found at archaeological sites. A common predator of the Tongan tooth-billed pigeon was the Barn Owl (T. a. lulu). It was about 31 to 38 centimetres long and weighed about 400 grams . with a short tail and a curved beak.[1]
Distribution and habitat [ edit ]
It was located on the Tongan islands of Tongatapu , Lifuka , Ha'ano , 'Uiha , and Ha'afeva [3] Rhus taitensis . It also ate seeds from Heliconia laufao , nutmegs from the genus Myristica , tuber from species in the genus of Dioscorea , and berries .[1]
Extinction [ edit ]
The Tongan tooth-billed pigeon disappeared sometime after the colonization of the archipelago by humans, probably due to hunting, loss of habitat, and the influence of introduced invasive species.[4]
References [ edit ]
^ David W. Steadman (April 2015). "Avifauna from the Teouma Lapita Site, Efate Island, Vanuatu, Including a New Genus and Species of Megapode 1" . ProQuest. Retrieved 5 January 2023 .
^ Hume, J.P.; Walters, M. (2012). Extinct Birds . London: T & AD Poyser. pp. 116–117. ISBN 978-1-4081-5725-1
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