White-breasted Ground Dove (Pampusana jobiensis)
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White-breasted Ground Dove

Pampusana jobiensis (Meyer, AB, 1875)

Busiest months: August · Most records: Papua New Guinea, Indonesia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: August · Most records: Papua New Guinea, Indonesia

White-breasted Ground Dove has been recorded at 17 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Varirata National ParkPapua New Guinea26 records
  2. Sera (formerly Crater Mountain) Biological Research StationPapua New Guinea7 records
  3. Boys Town Road, KiungaPapua New Guinea3 records
More places
  1. Garu WMAPapua New Guinea3 records
  2. Rondon Ridge LodgePapua New Guinea3 records
  3. Ambua LodgePapua New Guinea3 records
  4. Walindi Dive ResortPapua New Guinea2 records
  5. Rondon RidgePapua New Guinea2 records
  6. Arfak Mtns – German CampIndonesia2 records
  7. Arfak Mtns – MaybriIndonesia2 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Papua New GuineaIndonesia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

Where does the White-breasted Ground Dove live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: New Guinea and some satellites, eastern Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Islands. It is most often recorded in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

When is the best time to see the White-breasted Ground Dove?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in August (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the White-breasted Ground Dove endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the White-breasted Ground Dove as Least Concern.

What family is the White-breasted Ground Dove in?

It belongs to the family Pigeons, Doves (Columbidae), order Columbiformes.

At a glance

Conservation
Least Concern

Range

Australasia: New Guinea and some satellites, eastern Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Islands

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Pigeons, Doves Columbidae
Genus
Pampusana

Other birds in the genus Pampusana

Wetar Ground DoveWetar Ground DovePampusana hoedtiiWhite-fronted Ground DoveWhite-fronted Ground DovePampusana kubaryiPolynesian Ground DovePolynesian Ground DovePampusana erythropteraWhite-throated Ground DoveWhite-throated Ground DovePampusana xanthonuraShy Ground DoveShy Ground DovePampusana stairiSanta Cruz Ground DoveSanta Cruz Ground DovePampusana sanctaecrucisMarquesan Ground DoveMarquesan Ground DovePampusana rubescensBronze Ground DoveBronze Ground DovePampusana beccariiPalau Ground DovePalau Ground DovePampusana canifronsRock DoveRock DoveColumba livia
White-breasted Ground Dove

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