The tooth-billed pigeon, also known as the manumea, is a large pigeon found only in Samoa. It is the only living species of genus Didunculus. Phylogenetic studies indicate that it is the most basal living member of the clade Columbidae. A related extinct species, the Tongan tooth-billed pigeon, is only known from subfossil remains in several archeological sites in Tonga. The tooth-billed pigeon is the national bird of Samoa and featured on the 20 tālā bills and the 50 sene pieces of the 2008/2011 series. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Jardine, W 1845)
Reference:
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.
(1), 16 p.175 pl.9
Protonym:
Gnathodon strigirostris
Avibase ID:
987DE55EDE81CF91
Avibase ID:
avibase-987DE55E
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/987DE55E
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 177280
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Diduncule strigirostre ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Diduncule strigirostre ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Clements 1st edition: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Clements, version 2021: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Clements, version 2022: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Clements 3rd edition: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Clements 4th edition: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Clements 6th edition: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Clements, version 2015: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Clements, version 2016: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Clements, version 2017: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Clements, version 2018: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Clements, version 2019: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
eBird version 1.50: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
eBird version 1.52: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
eBird version 1.53: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
eBird version 1.54: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
eBird version 1.55: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
eBird version 2015: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
eBird version 2016: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
eBird version 2017: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
eBird version 2018: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
eBird version 2019: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
eBird version 2021: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
eBird version 2022: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Didunculus strigirostris |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Didunculus strigirostris |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Didunculus strigirostris |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus strigirostris) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Didunculus strigirostris |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Didunculus strigirostris |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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