Yellow-legged Pigeon (Columba pallidiceps)

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
36 - 40 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Ramsay, 1877)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist primary or tall secondary forest from the lowlands to the mountains.

Range (Guide)

Papua New Guinea (B), Solomon Islands (B).

Bismarck Archipelago (New Britain, Duke of York, New Ireland) and Solomon Is.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Unknown.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Yellow-legged Pigeon (Columba pallidiceps) [XC405176]
by id from Hauta, Makira, Solomon Islands (call)

Subspecies
Apparently closely related to Metallic Pigeon (Columba vitiensis), with which it is sympatric in some places.

No subspecies.

Similar Species
Metallic Pigeon (Columba vitiensis) which is similarly iridescent black but with pure white throat, New Britain Bronzewing (Henicophaps foersteri) which is brownish with iridescence only on wing-coverts and white throat and Chestnut-bellied Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula brenchleyi) which has vinaceous underparts and pale grey restricted to cap.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Yellow-legged Pigeon (Columba pallidiceps) - 10 files

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