The metallic pigeon, (Columba vitiensis) also known as white-throated pigeon is a medium-sized, up to 37 cm long, bird in the family Columbidae.
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Distribution
The metallic pigeon is distributed to tropical forests of eastern Indonesia, the Philippines, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa and surrounding southwest Pacific islands. A subspecies, the Lord Howe pigeon, used to exist on Lord Howe Island in Australia, but was exterminated by hunting c. 1853.
C. vitiensis griseogularis
By The Ibis, ser. 3, vol. 2,
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Remarks from the Recordist
[This track is comprised of two cuts of the same bird spliced together] Identification based on comparison with sounds of the various pigeons occurring on Flores: Metallic Pigeon was seen in this area.
Food
The diet consists mainly of various fruits, grains, seeds and berries. The female usually lays one to two eggs.
Conservation
Widespread and common throughout its large range, the metallic pigeon is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List
of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2.International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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