Nicobar pigeon

Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Leiden, Netherlands

The Nicobar pigeon is no grey wallflower. On the contrary: what a gorgeous greenish-blue mane he has. Unfortunately, hunters like it too. This pigeon is closest related to the dodo.

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Title: Nicobar pigeon
Location: Asia (Andaman and Nicobar Islands), India, to the islands of Indonesia and the Philippines. Outside Asia only in the Solomon Islands and Palau.
Rights: Naturalis Biodiversity Center / CC-BY 4.0
Wetenschappelijke naam: Caloenas nicobarica
Meer informatie: http://www.studio-evenaar.nl/dierenpark/abc/duif-manen.php
Klasse: Bird

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