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The species Bonin Wood-Pigeon is extinct.

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Alternative name: Bonin Pigeon

Columba versicolor

[edit] Identification

45 cm. Grey-black iridescent upperparts, green-purple iridescent crown, purple-turquouse iridescent mantle to rump, green-violet iridescent breast and belly, dark blue iris, green-yellow, pale tipped bill, dark red legs and feet.

[edit] Distribution

Bonin Islands, Japan.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic.

[edit] Habitat

Forests.

[edit] Behaviour

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