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The Nicobar pigeon or Nicobar dove (Caloenas nicobarica, Car: ma-kūö-kö [3]) is a bird found on small islands and in coastal regions from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, east through the Indonesian Archipelago, to the Solomons and Palau.
Caloenas is a genus of pigeons. The only living species is the Nicobar pigeon (C. nicobarica). One or two extinct species are known: the Kanaka pigeon was a large species from New Caledonia and Tonga. It is only known by subfossil remains and was probably hunted to extinction by the early settlers.
The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes 352 species in family Columbidae, the pigeons and doves. They are distributed among 50 genera. They are distributed among 50 genera. This list is presented according to the IOC taxonomic sequence and can also be sorted alphabetically by common name and binomial.
The Nicobar imperial pigeon (Ducula nicobarica) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the Nicobar Islands. Its natural habitats are lowland forests, but it also feeds on fruiting trees in agricultural landscapes. [1] This species was formerly treated as subspecies of the green imperial pigeon (Ducula aenea). [1]
Nicobar imperial-pigeon, Ducula nicobarica; South Nicobar serpent eagle, Spilornis klossi; Nicobar sparrowhawk, Accipiter butleri; Nicobar parakeet, Psittacula caniceps; Nicobar bulbul, Ixos nicobariensis; Nicobar jungle flycatcher, Cyornis nicobaricus; Nicobar scops-owl, Otus alius
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The weight has not been recorded. The spotted green pigeon appears to have been smaller and slenderer than the Nicobar pigeon, which reaches 40 cm (15.7 in), and the Kanaka pigeon appears to have been 25% larger than the latter. At 126 mm (5 in) in length, the tail is longer than that of the Nicobar pigeon, but the head is smaller in relation.
Nicobar pigeon; S. Spotted green pigeon This page was last edited on 29 December 2013, at 08:41 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...