various Pigeons

Various Pigeons that do not yet appear on other pages have been gathered here

The WHITE-THROATED PIGEON, Columba vitiensis, also called the METALLIC PIGEON, comes from Indonesia, the Philippines, New Guinea and islands around northern Australia. As its name indicates, its plumage is a metallic green/purple with a white throat. Male and female have similar plumage; juveniles are duller. Sub-species vary slightly.
The SQUATTER PIGEON, Geophaps scripta, comes from north-eastern Australia. As the "phaps" in its scientific name indicates, it is related to the Bronzewing family and has a small patch of glistening metallic green on its wing. It has a black and white striped face and white belly below its brown bib. Male and female have similar plumage.
The MADAGASCAR BLUE PIGEON, Alectroenas madagascariensis, from the east side of Madagascar has mainly blue-black plumage with red bare facial skin around its eyes and a red tail. Males and females have similar plumage.
BOLLE'S LAUREL PIGEON, Columba bollii: endemic to a limited area of laurel and pine forest in Tenerife, Canary Islands, are two "laurel pigeons": Bolle's (Columba bollii) or the DARK-TAILED LAUREL PIGEON, of which three are in the photo above left (taken at considerable distance, hence poor quality) and the White-tailed Laurel pigeon (Columba junoniae). Bolle's has a dark band followed by a light band on the tail finished by a dark band, whereas the White-tailed has no dark bands. Both are elusive, but the White-tailed is particularly rare.