Norfolk pigeon
| Norfolk pigeon | |
|---|---|
| Illustration by Keulemans, 1907 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Hemiphaga |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | †H. n. spadicea |
| Trinomial name | |
| †Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae spadicea Latham, 1801 | |
The Norfolk pigeon or Norfolk Island pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae spadicea), sometimes called the wood quest, is an extinct subspecies of the New Zealand pigeon (kererū) that inhabited Norfolk Island. This population probably colonised Norfolk Island from New Zealand during the Pleistocene. It became extinct around the turn of the 20th century.