Nicobar Pigeon
Caloenas nicobarica(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Nicobar Pigeon
The Nicobar Pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons) in the order Columbiformes.
- Scientific name
- Caloenas nicobarica
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Nicobar Pigeon
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Caloenas nicobarica nicobarica
- Caloenas nicobarica pelewensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Columba nicobarica
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Nicobar Islands.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.164
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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