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| + | ;[[:Category:Microgoura|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 [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
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| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Forest. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Wikipedia | ||
| + | #BirdLife International | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | + | {{GSearch|Microgoura+meeki}} | |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | + | [[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 28 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Choiseul_Pigeon
