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Metallic pigeon, White-throated pigeon, Columba vitiensis

The metallic pigeon, (Columba vitiensis) also known as white-throated pigeon is a medium-sized, up to 37 cm long, bird in the family Columbidae.

Metallic pigeon, White-throated pigeon, Columba vitiensis

Range map
Range map from www.oiseaux.net - Ornithological Portal Oiseaux.net
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Distribution
The metallic pigeon is distributed to tropical forests of eastern Indonesia, the Philippines, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa and surrounding southwest Pacific islands. A subspecies, the Lord Howe pigeon, used to exist on Lord Howe Island in Australia, but was exterminated by hunting c. 1853.

Metallic pigeon, White-throated pigeon, Columba vitiensis
C. vitiensis griseogularis
By The Ibis, ser. 3, vol. 2,
Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16019361


Listen to the Metallic pigeon

Remarks from the Recordist

[This track is comprised of two cuts of the same bird spliced together] Identification based on comparison with sounds of the various pigeons occurring on Flores: Metallic Pigeon was seen in this area.

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Food
The diet consists mainly of various fruits, grains, seeds and berries. The female usually lays one to two eggs.

Conservation
Widespread and common throughout its large range, the metallic pigeon is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Conservation status
Metallic pigeon, White-throated pigeon, Columba vitiensis
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2.
International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.



From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Sighted: (Date of first photo that I could use) 12 October 2017
Location: Namosi Road (North side of the mountain)

Metallic pigeon, White-throated pigeon, Columba vitiensis
Metallic pigeon or White-throated pigeon - Columba vitiensis - 13 October 2017 - Monasavu Dam area



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