Wetar ground dove

Wetar ground dove
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Pampusana
Species:
P. hoedtii
Binomial name
Pampusana hoedtii
(Schlegel, 1871)
Synonyms
  • Leptoptila hoedtii Schlegel, 1871
  • Gallicolumba hoedtii
  • Alopecoenas hoedtii

The Wetar ground dove (Pampusana hoedtii) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae found on Wetar, Indonesia, and on Timor. Its natural habitats are monsoon forests and gallery forests, and possibly woodland and bamboos. Threatened by habitat loss and hunting, the species is assessed as endangered by the IUCN.