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Bonin Woodpigeon

Columba versicolor

Extinct
Familya
Columbidae
Takım
Columbiformes

The Bonin Woodpigeon (Columba versicolor) is a bird species in the family Columbidae (pigeons & doves), within the order Columbiformes (pigeons & doves). The IUCN Red List classifies it as Extinct.

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Hakkında

Bonin Woodpigeon (Columba versicolor) — ~45 cm. Extinct. Inhabited Nakodo-jima and Chichi-jima in the Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands, Japan. Dark iridescent plumage; last recorded in 1889. Driven to extinction by hunting and habitat clearance following colonisation of the islands.

Tanımlama

Tuy

Bonin Woodpigeon: extinct; dark above; iridescent neck gloss; pale below; Bonin islands; known from specimens only; lost species

Habitat & Range

Koruma Durumu

Extinct
IUCN Red List

Ses

Şarkı

Deep, mournful cooing with hollow quality; slow resonant notes of Bonin woodpigeon once echoing through forest.

Taksonomi

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Takım Columbiformes (Pigeons & Doves)
Familya Columbidae (Pigeons & Doves)
Genus Columba
Türler Columba versicolor

Distribution

Bonin Woodpigeon has been recorded in 1 countries.

Mevcut Not recorded

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Is the Bonin Woodpigeon endangered?
The Bonin Woodpigeon has a conservation status of Extinct.
What does the Bonin Woodpigeon sound like?
Deep, mournful cooing with hollow quality; slow resonant notes of Bonin woodpigeon once echoing through forest.
What order and family does the Bonin Woodpigeon belong to?
The Bonin Woodpigeon (Columba versicolor) belongs to the order Columbiformes and the family Columbidae.

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Other species in the Columbidae family

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