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;[[:Category:Microgoura|Microgoura]] meeki | ;[[:Category:Microgoura|Microgoura]] meeki | ||
==Identification== | ==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== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | + | Formerly Choiseul Island (north-western [[Solomon Islands]]). | |
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+ | Extinct; last reported 1904. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Forest. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Wikipedia | ||
+ | #BirdLife International | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Microgoura+meeki}} | {{GSearch|Microgoura+meeki}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Microgoura]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Microgoura]] |
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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 26 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Choiseul_Pigeon