Pheasant Pigeon
Otidiphaps nobilisGould, J, 1870
English (US) Pheasant Pigeon
The Pheasant Pigeon (Otidiphaps nobilis) 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
- Otidiphaps nobilis
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Pheasant Pigeon
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1870
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Otidiphaps nobilis aruensis
- Otidiphaps nobilis nobilis
- Otidiphaps nobilis cervicalis
- Otidiphaps nobilis insularis
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1870
- Type locality
- 'Probably procured on some one of the islands of the Eastern Archipelago or in New Guinea.'
- Original description
- The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology ser.4, vol.5, no.25 p.62
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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