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Choiseul Pigeon

Microgoura meeki

Extinct
Familia
Columbidae
Orden
Columbiformes

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Extinct large ground pigeon, estimated 30–35 cm, with a blue-grey body, bluish crest, red bill, and orange-red legs. Known only from six specimens collected on Choiseul Island in the Solomon Islands in 1904. Never reliably recorded again; extinct by the early 20th century, likely due to introduced predators and intensive hunting.

Identificación

Plumaje

Choiseul Pigeon: extinct; large; brown above; pale below; elaborate crest; bare red facial skin; Solomon islands; extinct

Habitat & Range

Estado de conservación

Extinct
IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: NO.

Tamaño de la puesta

1

Taxonomía

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Orden Columbiformes (Palomas y Tórtolas)
Familia Columbidae (Palomas y Tórtolas)
Genus Microgoura
Especies Microgoura meeki

Distribution

Choiseul Pigeon has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Preguntas frecuentes

Is the Choiseul Pigeon endangered?
The Choiseul Pigeon has a conservation status of Extinct.
How does the Choiseul Pigeon nest?
Nest type: NO.
What order and family does the Choiseul Pigeon belong to?
The Choiseul Pigeon (Microgoura meeki) belongs to the order Columbiformes and the family Columbidae.

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