Cloven-feathered Dove (Drepanoptila holosericea)

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
28 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1810)

Habitat
Mainly dense primary and secondary humid forest. To 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

New Caledonia (B) (NB).

New Caledonia and I of Pines.

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

Population
Estimated population is 140,000 (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Hunting is the main threat. Also lost of forest to fire, logging and mining is probably a factor.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A loud, slow and regular 'oo-oo-oo-oo'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Cloven-feathered Dove (Drepanoptila holosericea) [XC359080]
by id from Parc les Grandes Fougeres, France (song)

Subspecies
A very distinctive monotypic genus characterized by notched primaries and short, very rounded wings; closely allied to Ptilinopus, perhaps most closely to those of proposed subgenus Chrysoena, Orange Dove (Chrysoena victor), Golden Dove (Chrysoena luteovirens) and Whistling Dove (Chrysoena viridis).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Cloven-feathered Dove (Drepanoptila holosericea) - 10 files

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