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Alternative name: Bonin Wood Pigeon
- Columba versicolor
Identification
45 cm
- Grey-black iridescent upperparts
- Green-purple iridescent crown
- Purple-turquouse iridescent mantle to rump
- Green-violet iridescent breast and belly
- Dark blue iris
- Green-yellow, pale tipped bill
- Dark red legs and feet
Distribution
Formerly Bonin Island (Japan). Last reported 1889.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Forests.
Behaviour
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bonin Pigeon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bonin_Pigeon
