Metallic Pigeon
Columba vitiensisQuoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP, 1832
English (US) Metallic Pigeon
The Metallic Pigeon (Columba vitiensis) 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
- Columba vitiensis
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Metallic Pigeon
- Described by
- Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP, 1832
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.
- Columba vitiensis griseogularis
- Columba vitiensis anthracina
- Columba vitiensis metallica
- Columba vitiensis halmaheira
- Columba vitiensis leopoldi
- Columba vitiensis hypoenochroa
- Columba vitiensis godmanae
- Columba vitiensis vitiensis
- Columba vitiensis castaneiceps
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP, 1832
- Type locality
- Fiji Islands.
- Original description
- Voyage de découvertes de la corvette l'Astrolabe, exécuté par ordre du Roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville (etc.). Zoologie. Vol. 1 1 p.246 AtlasOis. pl.28
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Doves and Pigeons
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Black Wood Pigeon
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Ryukyu Wood Pigeon
Columba jouyi
Bonin Wood Pigeon
Columba versicolor
White-headed Pigeon
Columba leucomela
Yellow-legged Pigeon
Columba pallidiceps
Ashy Wood Pigeon
Columba pulchricollis
Nilgiri Wood Pigeon
Columba elphinstonii
Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon
Columba torringtoniae
Pale-capped Pigeon
Columba punicea
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