Fossil and archaeological avifauna of Niue Island, Pacific Ocean | Notornis and Birds New Zealand

[摘要] The archaeological and fossil avifauna of Niue Island in the southwest Pacific is described from ten sites. Fourteen species of birds, including an extinct species each of Gallirallus and Nycticorax, and an extirpated megapode (Megapodius pritchardii) were found. This increases the number of taxa known for the Niue fauna to 15 resident species, but faunas from surrounding islands indicate this is almost certainly an under-estimate of original diversity.

[学科分类] 动物科学

[关键词] Fossil avifauna;Holocene;Niue Island;Pacific Ocean