Difference between revisions of "Yellow-legged Pigeon" - BirdForum Opus

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Identification

36-38 cm (14¼-15 in)

Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Islands

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Primary forests and forest edges in the lowlands and hills.

They appear to be ground feeders; their diet consisting of fruit and seeds.

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015)
BirdLife International

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-legged Pigeon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-legged_Pigeon

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-{{incomplete}}
 ;[[:Category:Columba|Columba]] pallidiceps
 ==Identification==
--38 cm.  Largely black with green, pink and purple iridescence, pale grey head, large, rich yellow legs.
+-38 cm (14¼-15 in)
+*Silvery head
+*Black overall upperparts plumage with green, pink and purple iridescence
+*Slaty black underparts
+*Yellow legs
 ==Distribution==
-[[Papua New Guinea]] and the [[Solomon Islands]].
+Bismarck Archipelago and [[Solomon Islands]]
 ==Taxonomy==
+This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 ==Habitat==
-Primary forests.
+Primary forests and forest edges in the lowlands and hills.
 ==Behaviour==
+====Diet====
+They appear to be ground feeders; their diet consisting of fruit and seeds.
+==References==
+#{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015)
+#BirdLife International
+{{ref}}
 ==External Links==
 {{GSearch|Columba+pallidiceps}}
-[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Columba]]
+[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Columba]] [[Category:Missing Images]]