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White-fronted Ground Dove
Pampusana kubaryi (Finsch, FHO 1880)
The white-fronted ground dove or Caroline Islands ground dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to Micronesia. Source: Wikipedia
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Columbiformes
Family:
Columbidae
Genus:
Pampusana
Scientific:
Pampusana kubaryi
Classification
Order:Columbiformes
Family:
Columbidae
Genus:
Pampusana
Scientific:
Pampusana kubaryi
Original description
Citation:
(Finsch, FHO 1880)
Reference:
J. f. Orn.
28, no.151 p.292
Protonym:
Phlegoenas Kubaryi
Type locality:
Ruk and Ponapé, Caroline Islands.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/101708#page/304/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
2E50E5DAEFB60B3B
Avibase ID:
avibase-2E50E5DA
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/2E50E5DA
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 177266
ENDANGERED
English:
Caroline Islands Ground Dove
Afrikaans:
Witblespatrysduif
Bulgarian:
Микронезийска земна гургулица
Catalan:
Colom de les illes Carolines
Czech:
holub ponapeský
Danish:
Carolinerpurpurdue
German:
Karolinentaube
Esperanto:
karolina kokokolombo
Spanish:
Paloma perdiz de las Carolinas
Spanish (Spain):
Paloma perdiz de las Carolinas
Estonian:
karoliini maatuvi
Finnish:
karoliinienpyykyyhky
French:
Gallicolombe de Kubary
Croatian:
bjeloglavi golub
Hungarian:
karolina-szigeteki csillagosgalamb
Italian:
Tortorina delle Caroline
Japanese (romaji):
mamimunajirobato
Japanese:
マミムナジロバト
Lithuanian:
Karolininis vištinis karvelis
Dutch:
Carolinenpatrijsduif
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Karolinejorddue
Norwegian:
Karolinejorddue
Polish:
wyspiarek karoliński
Portuguese:
rola-terrestre-das-carolinas
Portuguese (Portugal):
pombo-terrestre-das-carolinas
Russian:
Каролинский куриный голубь
Slovak:
holubček samotársky
Serbian:
Golubić sa tla sa Karolinskih ostrva
Swedish:
karolinermarkduva
Turkish:
Caroline Adası yer kumrusu
Ukrainian:
Голуб каролінський
Chinese:
特岛鸡鸠
Chinese (Traditional):
加羅林島雞鳩（白額雞鳩）
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Caroline Islands Ground Dove ( Pampusana kubaryi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Pampusana kubaryi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Pampusana kubaryi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Caroline Islands Ground Dove ( Pampusana kubaryi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Pampusana kubaryi) |
| Avilist 2025: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Pampusana kubaryi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Caroline Islands Ground-dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Caroline Islands Ground-dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Caroline Islands Ground-dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Caroline Islands Ground-dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Caroline Islands Ground-dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Caroline Islands Ground-dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Caroline Islands Ground-dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Caroline Islands Ground-dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Caroline Islands Ground-dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Caroline Ground-dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Caroline Ground-dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Caroline Ground-dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Caroline Ground-dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Caroline Ground-dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Caroline Ground-dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Caroline Ground-dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Caroline Ground-dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Caroline Ground-dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Caroline Ground-dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Caroline Ground-dove ( Pampusana kubaryi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Caroline Ground-dove ( Pampusana kubaryi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Caroline Ground Dove ( Pampusana kubaryi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Caroline Ground Dove ( Pampusana kubaryi) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Gallicolombe de Kubary ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Gallicolombe de Kubary ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Clements 1st edition: Truk Island Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Clements, version 2021: Caroline Islands Ground Dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| Clements, version 2022: Caroline Islands Ground Dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| Clements, version 2023: Caroline Islands Ground Dove ( Pampusana kubaryi) |
| Clements, version 2024: Caroline Islands Ground Dove ( Pampusana kubaryi) |
| Clements, version 2025: Caroline Islands Ground Dove ( Pampusana kubaryi) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Truk Island Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Clements 4th edition: Caroline Ground-Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Clements 6th edition: Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Clements, version 2015: Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Clements, version 2016: Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Clements, version 2017: Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| Clements, version 2018: Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| Clements, version 2019: Caroline Islands Ground Dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| eBird version 1.50: Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| eBird version 1.52: Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| eBird version 1.53: Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| eBird version 1.54: Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| eBird version 1.55: Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| eBird version 2015: Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| eBird version 2016: Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| eBird version 2017: Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| eBird version 2018: Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| eBird version 2019: Caroline Islands Ground Dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| eBird version 2021: Caroline Islands Ground Dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| eBird version 2022: Caroline Islands Ground Dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| eBird version 2023: Caroline Islands Ground Dove ( Pampusana kubaryi) |
| eBird version 2024: Caroline Islands Ground Dove ( Pampusana kubaryi) |
| eBird version 2025: Caroline Islands Ground Dove ( Pampusana kubaryi) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Truk Islands Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Truk Islands Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Carolines Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Carolines Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Carolines Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Carolines Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Carolines Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Carolines Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Carolines Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Carolines Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Carolines Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): White-fronted Ground Dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): White-fronted Ground Dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Caroline Ground-dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Caroline Ground-dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Caroline Ground-dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Caroline Ground-dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Caroline Ground-dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Alopecoenas kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Pampusana kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Pampusana kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Pampusana kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Pampusana kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Pampusana kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Pampusana kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Pampusana kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Pampusana kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Pampusana kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Pampusana kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Pampusana kubaryi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: White-fronted Ground Dove ( Pampusana kubaryi) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Gallicolumba kubaryi |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Gallicolumba kubaryi |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Gallicolumba kubaryi |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Caroline Islands Ground-Dove ( Gallicolumba kubaryi) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Gallicolumba kubaryi |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Gallicolumba kubaryi |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
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Afrikaans: Witblespatrysduif
Bulgarian: Микронезийска земна гургулица
Catalan: Colom de les illes Carolines
Czech: holub ponapeský, Holub ponapéský
Danish: Carolinapurpurdue, Carolinerpurpurdue
German: Karolinentaube
English: Caroline Ground Dove, Caroline Ground-Dove, Caroline Islands Ground Dove, Caroline Islands Ground-Dove, Carolines Ground Dove, Kubaryi Ground-Dove, Truck Island ground dove, Truk Ground-Dove, Truk Island Ground Dove, Truk Island Ground-Dove, Truk Islands Ground Dove, White-fronted Ground Dove, White-fronted Ground-Dove
[ENAV]: Caroline Islands Ground Dove
English, HBW: Caroline Ground-dove
English (IOC): White-fronted Ground Dove
English (United States): Caroline Islands Ground Dove
Esperanto: Karolina grundokolombo, karolina kokokolombo
Spanish: Paloma Perdiz de Carolinas, Paloma perdiz de las Carolinas, Paloma-perdiz de las Carolinas
Spanish (Spain): Paloma perdiz de las Carolinas
Spanish (HBW): Caroline Islands Ground-Dove
Estonian: karoliini maatuvi
Finnish: Karoliinienpyykyyhky
French: Gallicolombe de Kubary
French (Guyane): Gallicolombe de Kubary
Croatian: bjeloglavi golub
Hungarian: karolina-szigeteki csillagosgalamb
Italian: Colomba terricola delle Isole Società, Tortorina delle Caroline
Japanese (romaji): mamimunajirobato
Japanese: マミムナジロバト
Scientific: Alopecoenas kubaryi, Gallicolumba kubaryi, Pampusana kubaryi, Phlegoenas [sic] Kubaryi, Phlegoenas Kubaryi
Lithuanian: Karolininis vištinis karvelis
Dutch: Carolinenpatrijsduif
Norwegian Nynorsk: Karolinejorddue
Norwegian: Karolinejorddue
Polish: atolowczyk karoliński, wyspiarek karolinski, wyspiarek karoliński
Portuguese: rola-terrestre-das-carolinas
Portuguese (Portugal): pombo-terrestre-das-carolinas
Russian: Каролинский куриный голубь
Slovak: holubček samotársky
Serbian: Golubić sa tla sa Karolinskih ostrva
Swedish: karolinermarkduva, Truköns markduva
Turkish: Caroline Adası yer kumrusu
Ukrainian: Голуб каролінський
Chinese: 特岛鸡鸠
Chinese (Traditional): 加羅林島雞鳩, 加羅林島雞鳩（白額雞鳩）
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