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METALLIC PIGEON FACTS |
Description
A subspecies of Columba vitiensis used to be found on Lord Howe Island but became extinct there in the 1850s.The adult bird is has an iridescent purple head, dark greyish back, tail and wings, white or pale grey throat patch. Males and females are similar in appearance. Juveniles are duller than adult birds.
Other Names
White-throated Pigeon
Size
37 cm
Habitat
forest
Food
fruits, seeds
Breeding
The nest is a flimsy structure made from twigs placed in a tree.
Range
The Metallic Pigeon is found on Indonesia, the Philippines, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa and other south west Pacific islands. The species used to be found on Lord Howe Island, Australia but is now extinct there.
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Aves | | Order: | Columbiformes | | Family: | Columbidae | | Genus: | Columba | | Species: | vitiensis | | Common Name: | Metallic Pigeon |
Relatives in same Genus
White-headed Pigeon (C. leucomela)
Domestic Pigeon (C. livia)
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