The species Choiseul Pigeon is extinct. |
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- Microgoura meeki
Identification
30cm
- Dark blue crest
- Black face
- Reddish head
- Dark blue breast and mantle
- Brown-tinged lower back
- Olive brown wings and rump
- Chestnut belly
- Dark brown purplish tail
- Black upper bill
- Red lower bill
- Purple-red legs
Distribution
Formerly Choiseul Island (north-western Solomon Islands).
Extinct; last reported 1904.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Forest.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Wikipedia
- BirdLife International
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Choiseul Pigeon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Choiseul_Pigeon