Remarks on the types of the New Guinea endemic Otidiphaps Gould, 1870

• Published in: Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club Vol. 143; no. 3; pp. 350 - 361
• Main Authors: Kirwan, Guy M., Grouw, Hein van
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: British Ornithologists’ Club 07.09.2023
• Subjects: RESEARCH-ARTICLE

We detail the types and some other early specimens of the four taxa currently usually treated as subspecies of the New Guinea endemic, Pheasant Pigeon Otidiphaps nobilis. This material has been subject to a number of erroneous statements in the previous literature. In chronological order of descript...