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This photo most likely shows this species, but the id has been discussed (see ref^[2]
Photo by Mark Lee
Siberut, Indonesia October 2008

Columba argentina

[edit] Identification

37cm. Pale silvery grey plumage, black flight feathers, black tipped tails, conspicuous dark red or purplish eye-wattles and eyes, dusky purple with a pale apple-green tipped bill, bluish-grey, mottled with varying amounts of red feet.

[edit] Distribution

Small islands near Borneo, Sumatra and neighboring areas. This species is Critically Endangered.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.

[edit] Habitat

Mangrove forests and woodlands in offshore islands.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes fruit.

It builds a flimsy stick nest in trees and lays a single white egg, which has a chalky, not glossy shell.

[edit] References

1. Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
2. Thread in the Birdforum Id forum discussing the id of the bird photographed in Indonesia, October 2008

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