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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.
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
The Andaman wood pigeon (Columba palumboides) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India . Classified as 'near threatened' by the IUCN , its population is estimated as between 2,500 and 10,000 mature individuals.
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]
Great Nicobar is the largest (921 km 2 (356 sq mi)), highest (Mount Thullier, 670 m), and southernmost island. [1] The Andaman Sea lies east of the islands, and the Bay of Bengal to the west. The Ten Degree Channel separates the Car Nicobar from the southernmost of the Andaman Islands 150 km north. Sumatra lies 189 miles south of Great Nicobar. [1]
A fact from Nicobar pigeon appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 19 April 2004. The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that the Nicobar Pigeon is a large, heavy, 40-centimetre-long pigeon? A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2004/April. Wikipedia
The Andaman green pigeon (Treron chloropterus) is a pigeon in the genus Treron. It is found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Many authorities split the species from the pompadour green pigeon complex. It has been added in the 2014 Red List of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in July 2014.
Protected areas include Campbell Bay National Park and Galathea National Park on Great Nicobar. A World Biosphere Reserve was declared on Grand Nicobar by UNESCO on May 31, 2013. [4] Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve has a total area of 103,870 hectares (256,700 acres). The core area of 53,623 hectares (132,510 acres) comprises Cambell Bay and ...