Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Pigeons and Doves :: Pheasant Pigeon

Pheasant Pigeon Otidiphaps nobilis

Described by: Gould (1870)
Alternate common name(s): Magnificent Ground-Pigeon, Noble Ground-Pigeon, Green-collared Pigeon, Gray-collared Pigeon, Grey-collared Pigeon
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Cincinnati Zoo, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Feb 6, 2005 © William Hull 
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Range

New Guinea and adjacent is.;
(1) Aru Is.
(2) W. New Guinea including Yapen Is., Batanta Is., and Waigeo Is.
(3) E. and se. New Guinea.
(4) D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago (Fergusson Is.).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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