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  Name Viti Levu Giant Pigeon
  Regnum Animal ia
  Phylum Chordata
  Classis Aves
  Ordo Columbiformes
  Familia Columbidae
  Genus ''''' Natunaornis '''''
  Genus Authority Worthy , 2001
  Species '''''N gigoura'''''
  Binomial ''Natunaornis gigoura''
  Binomial Authority Worthy , 2001
  Range Map LocationVitiLevuGiantPigeonpng
  Range Map Width 250px
  Range Map Caption Former range (in red)


The Viti Levu Giant Pigeon (''Natunaornis gigoura'') was a flightless Pigeon , only slightly smaller than the Dodo (''Raphus cucullatus'') and Rodrigues Solitaire (''Pezophaps solitaria'').

The species and its proposed affinities to the crowned pigeons '' Goura ''. Remains of this species were discovered in October 1998 at Viti Levu , the largest island in the Republic Of Fiji . Its first description was published in 2001 by T.H. Worthy. Worthy, T.H., 2001. A giant flightless pigeon gen. et sp. nov. and a new species of Ducula (Aves: Columbidae), from Quaternary deposits in Fiji. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Volume 31, Number 4, pp 763-794. PDF file of entire paper: medium quality (4947K)


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