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==Taxonomy==
 
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Placed in genus ''[[:Category:Alopecoenas|Alopecoenas]]'' by Gill and Donsker.
 
==Habitat==
 
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Dry beach forests.
 
Dry beach forests.

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Gallicolumba salamonis

Identification

Extinct. 26 cm. Beige head, throat, and breast mantle, chestnut upperparts with a pale purple sheen on the carpals and the small wing coverts contrasted with a chocolate-coloured belly.

Distribution

Solomon Islands.

Taxonomy

Placed in genus Alopecoenas by Gill and Donsker.

Habitat

Dry beach forests.

Behaviour

Terrestrial.

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