The Madeiran wood pigeon closely resembled the wood pigeon of mainland Europe, but the plumage was somewhat darker, especially on the upperparts and under wing-coverts. The vinous-pink of the breast was more extensive.
The German ornithologist Ernst Schmitz lived on the island of Madeira by 1896–1906, a time when the Madeiran wood pigeon was already rare. Despite great efforts, Schmitz managed to collect only a few specimens and eggs. In May 1924, no Madeiran wood pigeon was found, nor was any seen in later years, not even by local pigeon hunters. This subspecies is most likely extinct now.[1]
madeiran, wood, pigeon, columba, palumbus, maderensis, subspecies, wood, pigeon, columba, palumbus, endemic, madeira, portugal, found, island, laurel, forest, habitat, conservation, statusextinct, 1924, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, anima. The Madeiran wood pigeon Columba palumbus maderensis was a subspecies of the wood pigeon Columba palumbus endemic to Madeira Portugal and found in the island s laurel forest habitat Madeiran wood pigeonConservation statusExtinct 1924 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesOrder ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeGenus ColumbaSpecies C palumbusSubspecies C p maderensisTrinomial name Columba palumbus maderensis Tschusi 1904 The Madeiran wood pigeon closely resembled the wood pigeon of mainland Europe but the plumage was somewhat darker especially on the upperparts and under wing coverts The vinous pink of the breast was more extensive The German ornithologist Ernst Schmitz lived on the island of Madeira by 1896 1906 a time when the Madeiran wood pigeon was already rare Despite great efforts Schmitz managed to collect only a few specimens and eggs In May 1924 no Madeiran wood pigeon was found nor was any seen in later years not even by local pigeon hunters This subspecies is most likely extinct now 1 See also editList of extinct birds List of extinct animals List of extinct animals of EuropeReferences edit Prins G Columba palumbus maderensis Zoological Museum Amsterdam Archived from the original on 2011 07 17 Retrieved 9 August 2010External links editThe Sixth Extinction Website Extinction Madeiran Wood Pigeon UWSP GEOG358 Heywood nbsp This Columbiformes related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Autonomous Region of Madeira related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Madeiran wood pigeon amp oldid 1143031167, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
