Species profile
Santa Cruz Ground Dove
Pampusana sanctaecrucis
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AU. Breeding subregions are Tinakula and Utupua (Temotu=Santa Cruz Is., se Solomon Is.) and Santo (n Vanuatu).
- Scientific name
- Pampusana sanctaecrucis
- Family
- Columbidae
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Genus
- Pampusana
- Conservation status
- Endangered
Recording Santa Cruz Ground Dove in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Columbidae
- Adamawa Turtle-dove (Streptopelia hypopyrrha)
- Afep Pigeon (Columba unicincta)
- African Green-pigeon (Treron calvus)
- African Olive-pigeon (Columba arquatrix)
- Amboyna cuckoo-dove (Columba amboinensis)
- Amethyst Brown-dove (Phapitreron amethystinus)
- Andaman Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia rufipennis)
- Andaman Green-pigeon (Treron chloropterus)