Tongan tooth-billed pigeon
| Tongan tooth-billed pigeon | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Didunculus |
| Species: | †D. placopedetes |
| Binomial name | |
| †Didunculus placopedetes Steadman, 2006 | |
| Approximate distribution map prior to extinction
Year-round | |
The Tongan tooth-billed pigeon (Didunculus placopedetes), is an extinct species of pigeon that was endemic to Tonga that lived in the Quaternary period. A related species, the tooth-billed pigeon (Didunculus strigirostris), is the only known living species in its genus.