Thick-billed Ground-Pigeon (Trugon terrestris)

Other Names (World)
Thick-billed Ground-Pigeon, Grey Ground-Pigeon, Gray Ground-Pigeon, Slaty Ground-Pigeon, Thick-billed Jungle-Pigeon, Thick-billed Ground Pigeon

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
33 cm

First Described (Guide)
Gray, 1849

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 640 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B), Papua New Guinea (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A loud 'hiin'.

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Thick-billed Ground Pigeon (Trugon terrestris) [XC18721]
by Nick Athanas from Elevala River, Western Province, Papua New Guinea (call)

Thick-billed Ground Pigeon (Trugon terrestris) [XC18722]
by id from Elevala River, Western Province, Papua New Guinea (call)

Subspecies
Has no obvious close relatives.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

terrestris Gray, 1849 - Salawati, and north-western New Guinea east to Geelvink and Etna Bays.
mayri Rothschild, 1931 - North-central New Guinea, from R Memberamo east to Humboldt Bay.
leucopareia (Meyer, AB, 1886) - Southern New Guinea, from R Setekwa east to Milne Bay.

References
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Files:

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